Everything Is Jake: A T. R. Softly Detective Novel
A Novel
Published on 12. October 2021
436 pages
978-1-953103-12-3 (ISBN)
Description
Meet intuitive & charming sleuth T. R. Softly, who must solve the case of a secret agency threatening to topple both the mafia & the US government-perfect for fans of Chris Hauty, David Baldacci, and Joseph Finder.
A federal plea deal in Manhattan goes off the rails when a mob boss inexplicably recants his testimony days after voluntarily confessing to a lifetime of crime, and immediately, an FBI agent involved with the case goes missing. To find out what happened, the Feds call in T. R. Softly, detective fiction's newest and most intuitive sleuth. Softly's search takes him to Washington, D.C., where the "oddest of the forty-odd presidents of the United States" is suddenly laying plans to evaporate the U.S. government, as assassination rumors percolate in dark corners. Co-opted into partnering with a secret government agency, Softly struggles to understand how many games are being played and by whom. Is he master of his fate or has he been the unwitting agent of friends and foe? A twisting, rollicking tale that enthralls readers until the last page.
A federal plea deal in Manhattan goes off the rails when a mob boss inexplicably recants his testimony days after voluntarily confessing to a lifetime of crime, and immediately, an FBI agent involved with the case goes missing. To find out what happened, the Feds call in T. R. Softly, detective fiction's newest and most intuitive sleuth. Softly's search takes him to Washington, D.C., where the "oddest of the forty-odd presidents of the United States" is suddenly laying plans to evaporate the U.S. government, as assassination rumors percolate in dark corners. Co-opted into partnering with a secret government agency, Softly struggles to understand how many games are being played and by whom. Is he master of his fate or has he been the unwitting agent of friends and foe? A twisting, rollicking tale that enthralls readers until the last page.
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Jethro K. Lieberman is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 30 books and has had a long and varied career in law, journalism, and legal education. His many books include The Litigious Society and The Enduring Constitution, both awarded the Silver Gavel, the American Bar Association's top literary prize. He holds a B.A. from Yale, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia. Everything Is Jake is Lieberman's solo fiction debut. He lives with his wife Jo Shifrin in Bethesda, Maryland.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Prologue
- Dry Run
- Chapter 1: Repent
- Chapter 2: Review
- Interlude 1: Presidential Treat: My Friend Romo (Statement on a Federal Plea)
- Chapter 3: Replay
- Chapter 4: Recant
- Chapter 5: Rebuke
- Interlude 2: Presidential Treat: No Friend of Mine (Statement on a Federal Sentencing)
- The Making of a Detective
- Chapter 6: Softly Awakening
- Interlude 3: Presidential Treat: Close Those Borders (Statement on Immigration)
- Chapter 7: Softly Assembling
- Interlude 4: Presidential Treat: States' Rites (Statement on Reinvigorating America)
- Chapter 8: Softly Ascending
- Interlude 5: Presidential Treat: A Most Honest Fellow (Statement on Ethics)
- Chapter 9: Softly Connecting
- Interlude 6: Presidential Treat: Pull the Trigger (Statement on the Second Amendment)
- On the Spoor
- Chapter 10: Curious Incident
- Chapter 11: More Curious Incidents
- Chapter 12: Fingered
- Interlude 7: Presidential Treat: Enuff Already (Statement on Spelling)
- Chapter 13: Softly Seeking
- Chapter 14: Softly Descending
- Subsection-S
- Chapter 15: Geeks Bearing Grifts
- Interlude 8: Presidential Treat: Wither Weather? (Statement on Climate Change)
- Chapter 16: Cognitive Dissidents
- Chapter 17: The Scenario Master
- Chapter 18: Why Am I Here?
- Interlude 9: Presidential Treat: (Statement on Major Governmental Reorganization)
- Bold New Age
- Chapter 19: The Mejacian
- Chapter 20: Something Sort of Oddish
- Chapter 21: The Setup
- Chapter 22: Technical Correction
- Chapter 23: The Tale According to Softly
- Interlude 10: Presidential Treat: The Gig Was Rigged: Everything Is Fake
- Hearts and Minds
- Chapter 24: Uppen Atom
- Chapter 25: A Workaround
- Interlude 11: A Treat from Your President: The Greatest Crime of All Time
- Chapter 26: The Cause of It All
- Author's Disclaimer
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
