Writ of Execution A Novel

Critics call Perri O'Shaughnessy's legal thrillers "terrific...will keep you turning the pages into the night" (USA Today) and "gripping" (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review). Now theNew York Timesbestselling author ratchets up the suspense yet again...with an electrifying novel that plunges Lake Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly into a shadowy world of high-stakes money and cold-blooded murder. . . . An attorney and single mother, Nina Reilly sees other people's ups and downs as clearly as she sees her own. But she's never seen anything like the fierce, terrified young woman who comes to her in the middle of the night, trailing a computer geek who was a stranger a few hours before. Their problem: they just won seven million dollars at the slot machines. Within hours, her client's good fortune has plunged Nina into a battle that will be waged in court and on the streets. The young woman's pastand the mysterious death of her husband in Hawaiihas triggered a powerful man's crusade of revenge. But a moment of chance and enough money to save two troubled lives has done something worse: it's brought a killer into their midst. . .

Perri O'Shaughnessy is the pen name for two sisters, Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, who live in Hawaii and California respectively. Pamela graduated from Harvard Law School and was a trial lawyer for sixteen years. Mary is a former editor and writer for multimedia projects. They are the authors of <b>Move to Strike</b>, <b>Acts of Malice</b>, <b>Breach of Promise</b>, <b>Obstruction of Justice</b>, <b>Invasion of Privacy</b>, and <b>Motion to Suppress</b>. Readers can contact Perri O'Shaughnessy at perrio@hotbot.com.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>