Phantom Money — S. Alexander O'Keefe

The trial of a lifetime is about to begin . . .Declan Collins, the brilliant criminal defense lawyer at the center of Phantom Money, is the author of a screenplay woven around an ingenious money laundering scheme. The script is nothing more than an artistic dalliance for the busy lawyer until Matt Esposito, Collins's best friend, gives it to Blackpool Studios—an obscure film company with an outsized acquisition budget. A week later, Collins and Esposito are on a private jet to Mexico. They're supposed to be meeting with an investor who is interested in making the screenplay into a movie. In fact, the meeting is with Ramon Cayetano, the head of a powerful Mexican drug cartel. Collins and Esposito are about to enter a world of intrigue, violence, and mortal danger. To survive, they will need to secretly launder a mountain of money in an impossibly short time, deceive an FBI strike team, and outwit a drug lord whose minions are watching their every move. Phantom Money is a high-intensity thriller with an intricate plot, a fascinating cast of characters, and an explosive climax that will leave readers spellbound from start to finish.