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Family Money

Family Money

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  • Create Date：2022-02-21 11:21:43
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Chad Zunker
  • ISBN：1713605406
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Summary

A dead man’s secrets put a family in peril in a twisting novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of the David Adams series。

Alex Mahan is married to his high school sweetheart， Taylor。 They have two daughters and a beautiful home， and Alex’s startup business is about to explode thanks to massive private funding from his compassionate and supportive father-in-law， Joe。 With millions more to come， all is perfect—until Joe is abducted and murdered during a family trip in Mexico。

Alex’s world is about to be turned upside down。 He can’t bear to tell his grieving wife why。 The man they’ve both idolized has been keeping secrets。 The pledged millions are nowhere to be found。 The source of the original investment is a mystery， even to Joe’s financial adviser。 No one， it seems， has any idea who the man they knew， loved， and trusted really was。

As Alex digs deeper into Joe’s shadowy life， the most shocking surprises are yet to come。 Deadly ones， too， because every lie that Alex uncovers in Joe’s dark past puts his family in more danger。

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Reviews

Marlene ，

SO GOOD…I read this book in one day， I couldn’t put it down。 It was so well written， like a friend telling me a wild story of something that happened to them。 Being a Texan， I’m familiar with Austin and Mexico。 This book is a must read！

Wendy McCarty ，

Awesome readCouldn't put down！Told my husband to leave me alone， I had to finish this book！Very intriguing！Suspenseful！Highly recommended Awesome readCouldn't put down！Told my husband to leave me alone， I had to finish this book！Very intriguing！Suspenseful！Highly recommended 。。。more

Karen ，

While not hooked on the characters nor buying into the overall storyline， I was impressed by the author's writing style and the fact that I found no proofing errors。 I also enjoyed the flashback sequences during the first half of the book and the ultimate integrity of the main character。 All rarely found in popular fiction these days。 While not hooked on the characters nor buying into the overall storyline， I was impressed by the author's writing style and the fact that I found no proofing errors。 I also enjoyed the flashback sequences during the first half of the book and the ultimate integrity of the main character。 All rarely found in popular fiction these days。 。。。more

Robert Thompson ，

A really good readI enjoyed this book。 Took me away from daily stress and into a comfortable fictional tale。 It was hard for me to put down。

Susan Williams ，

Entertaining read but a little clumsyThe story is entertaining with lots of twists。 The main character is a bit self-righteous for my taste。 There are plenty of times that descriptions become repetitive and clumsy。 I really didn’t need to hear one more time how blessed they all are。 With a little more editing it could have been better。

Tara Hoefs McGaugh ，

Chose this as one of my Amazon First Reads。 Lots of action and I really enjoyed it！

Chris ，

It was interesting。 Lots of twists and turns。 Many of them did not seem remotely possible。 But it was an easy read。 Certainly not literature。

James Lamb ，

I gave upI wondered why the author's name sounded familiar and then i realized it started another one of his books。 I abandoned that one just as I've abandoned his one。 The story seems interesting but the writing his painful to read。 I've heard it said "show， don't tell" and this book his100% tell。 It's a step above read school early readers but it's stilted， awkward and at times features run-on sentences。 I think it's been spell-checked but not edited。 I gave upI wondered why the author's name sounded familiar and then i realized it started another one of his books。 I abandoned that one just as I've abandoned his one。 The story seems interesting but the writing his painful to read。 I've heard it said "show， don't tell" and this book his100% tell。 It's a step above read school early readers but it's stilted， awkward and at times features run-on sentences。 I think it's been spell-checked but not edited。 。。。more

Bob Gehbauer ，

An Absolute Page TurnerWhile the story is somewhat unbelievable， Zunker wove a fantastic tale。 I hated to have to stop reading it。 You can't wait to see what happens next。 I'll keep my eyes open for his next novel。 His job， Chad！！ An Absolute Page TurnerWhile the story is somewhat unbelievable， Zunker wove a fantastic tale。 I hated to have to stop reading it。 You can't wait to see what happens next。 I'll keep my eyes open for his next novel。 His job， Chad！！ 。。。more

Kim Peach ，

Rating: 2。5/5 I received this book through Amazon First Reads and after reading the synopsis， I was not expecting much from this novel。 This book played out exactly how I assumed it would。 It is extremely predictable from the start and has no suspense to it。 I feel like it wants to be a story with lots of shock revelations and twists， but it fails to deliver。 The only redeeming quality is that it is a quick， easy read that flows well。 However， my overall feeling of this novel was， meh。 Just meh。

Phyllis ，

A new suspense author for me。 This is a Kindle Unlimited First Reads selection。 I am glad I downloaded this fast paced mystery which started with a kidnapping。 Right then and there I was pulled right into the story。 It was a page turner with a lot of action， drama， deception and unexpected twists especially at the end。 Chad Zunker has written other mystery thrillers。 I will have to add him to my list of mystery， suspense writing authors。

Bill Barker ，

Like other readers I got this as an Amazon First Reads， never having heard of the author。I finished the book but will not be reading Chad again。 As Misty reviewed earlier， it is a good plot idea spoiled by mediocre writing。 Some elements are downright implausible， almost as if the writer had come up with a situation that he couldn't explain， so he didn't try; he just papered round it。 Like other readers I got this as an Amazon First Reads， never having heard of the author。I finished the book but will not be reading Chad again。 As Misty reviewed earlier， it is a good plot idea spoiled by mediocre writing。 Some elements are downright implausible， almost as if the writer had come up with a situation that he couldn't explain， so he didn't try; he just papered round it。 。。。more

Katherine Goodloe ，

Sucks you in from page 1Action-packed， thrilling novel I couldn’t put down。 I loved the beginning and going through the protagonist’s discoveries with him。 But I particularly liked the concept of the novel and the characterization of the father-in-law。

Joyce ，

This was a "First of the Month" Kindle read。 It was a good choice and I found it to be an easy and suspenseful read。 I liked the development of the characters as well as the story plot。 The only part I was disappointed with was the ending of the plot。 It suddenly became quite overblown and unrealistic and spoiled my imagination of this being a real and compelling story。 This was a "First of the Month" Kindle read。 It was a good choice and I found it to be an easy and suspenseful read。 I liked the development of the characters as well as the story plot。 The only part I was disappointed with was the ending of the plot。 It suddenly became quite overblown and unrealistic and spoiled my imagination of this being a real and compelling story。 。。。more

Timothy ONeil ，

Well。。。 It's a book， I guess。This book reads like a college-level writing project packed with fluff description to hit the right page count。 Also， the author really likes to remind the reader that his main character drives a Tahoe and is extremely successful and well-off。 I'm not necessarily saying I could write better， but if this is the level of mediocrity publishers are looking for， give me two months and I squirt out a better plot than this book had。 Well。。。 It's a book， I guess。This book reads like a college-level writing project packed with fluff description to hit the right page count。 Also， the author really likes to remind the reader that his main character drives a Tahoe and is extremely successful and well-off。 I'm not necessarily saying I could write better， but if this is the level of mediocrity publishers are looking for， give me two months and I squirt out a better plot than this book had。 。。。more

Angelique von Arnauld ，

Great Book。 Could not put it down。 Don't want to give it away， but it had a surprise ending。 Great Book。 Could not put it down。 Don't want to give it away， but it had a surprise ending。 。。。more

Steve Johnson ，

Joe gives his son-in-law $5 million to start an advertising company。 Alex and his wife， Taylor， are very thankful to get the money， which helps them provide a better life for themselves and their daughters。 They see nothing wrong with it， chalking it up to Joe being a rich lawyer。 They go on a family vacation to Mexico with Joe and his wife， Carol。 Joe is kidnapped and later presumed to be killed in a van explosion。 Alex handles Joe's estate and uncovers facts about Joe that indicate he had a se Joe gives his son-in-law $5 million to start an advertising company。 Alex and his wife， Taylor， are very thankful to get the money， which helps them provide a better life for themselves and their daughters。 They see nothing wrong with it， chalking it up to Joe being a rich lawyer。 They go on a family vacation to Mexico with Joe and his wife， Carol。 Joe is kidnapped and later presumed to be killed in a van explosion。 Alex handles Joe's estate and uncovers facts about Joe that indicate he had a secret past and may have obtained the money by unscrupulous means。 Alex goes on a rogue investigation to learn more about Joe's past and where the money came from。 The investigation grows more dangerous， as Alex puts his life， the lives of others and his marriage at risk。 He keeps everything he discovers a secret from Taylor and Carol。 The plot has some interesting elements involving drug cartels， the CIA and killings。 But the women are too gullible and too blind when it comes to Alex's deceit。 Any husband who wants to stay married would keep his wife better informed。 Joe is too resourceful to be believable。 Overall， it's an entertaining read。 。。。more

Krishna ，

I know most mystery/thrillers can be far fetched but this one took it to a new level。 Readers are supposed to believe that a regular guy working in tech went against Mexican cartels？ Yeah， no。Also， I knew this book was doomed when in the first few pages the main guy said something along the lines of “no one really speaks English here？”。 Yeah sorry not everyone speaks English in Mexico （major eye roll）。Also， the author made some comment about police abuse that may be part of the norm in Mexico to I know most mystery/thrillers can be far fetched but this one took it to a new level。 Readers are supposed to believe that a regular guy working in tech went against Mexican cartels？ Yeah， no。Also， I knew this book was doomed when in the first few pages the main guy said something along the lines of “no one really speaks English here？”。 Yeah sorry not everyone speaks English in Mexico （major eye roll）。Also， the author made some comment about police abuse that may be part of the norm in Mexico to get information from a suspect。 Obviously that’s some right wing blue lives matter BS because that definitely happens in the good ol USA。 I mean I should’ve expected it when the books about a white male from Texas written by a white male fromTexas。 。。。more

Edith A G Gransee ，

Great read！Exciting 。 Held my interest from the beginning。 Hard to put down。 Great characters。Would like to read more by this author。

Donna ，

Action Packed ThrillerA well written action packed thriller。 Great characters with an engaging plot made for a fantastic， page turning read。 I had a hard time putting this one down。

David P。 Perry ，

Family MoneyA well written book which I found hard to put down。 The story line moved well。 Looking forward to next book。

Jen Carter ，

This is the best “murder mystery”！ Fast paced and mysterious， this story takes off running from literally the first word！ And while much of it was predictable， I could not stop flipping the pages trying to unravel the mystery of Joe Dobson。 If you have a couple of hours， open this book。 A couple of hours is all you’ll need！ Thanks to Amazon First Reads for this gem！

Reid Burroughs ，

An easy read 。 A murder mystery with some interesting plot twists。 I didn't get or believe a few of the characters。 No real red herrings but not everything went the way I thought it would。 If you like crime mysteries you probably would enjoy this quick reading story。 I thought the sentence she s emotionally fragile that's the sentence She's emotionally fragile。 was stupid toward the end of the book。 But Harrah for writing a book。 An easy read 。 A murder mystery with some interesting plot twists。 I didn't get or believe a few of the characters。 No real red herrings but not everything went the way I thought it would。 If you like crime mysteries you probably would enjoy this quick reading story。 I thought the sentence she s emotionally fragile that's the sentence She's emotionally fragile。 was stupid toward the end of the book。 But Harrah for writing a book。 。。。more

Suzanne ，

Just awesome！This book is an amazing read and definitely full of danger at every turn。 The ending was pretty awesome too。

D。 Colwell ，

half goodThe story was great right up until Greta made her appearance。 Then it became nonsensical。 With such a great build up it was a real disappointment to have such a poorly written ending。

Carol L。 Easley ，

A must read。。。What a fantastic read！ Well-written， a great plot， excitement to the very end。 I give very few 5 ratings， but this book deserves one！！

Sylvia Mollers ，

Exciting to the last page。This was a great read。 Great characters， believable plot and plenty of suspense。 I’d recommend it to my friends。 Going to read his other book。

Carmen Thompson ，

Hang on to your seatI read reviews that pointed out shortfalls of this book such as under developed characters， not very descriptive， little deminsion， repetitive。 I AGREE。 But that is also why I have it a 4 ⭐ rating。This guy has witnessed an abduction of his father in law。 With this shock the story only continues to throw blow after blow at this family。 But the story isn't really being told to get us to understand feelings， emotions， of growth of these characters。 Simply it's a guy trying to fi Hang on to your seatI read reviews that pointed out shortfalls of this book such as under developed characters， not very descriptive， little deminsion， repetitive。 I AGREE。 But that is also why I have it a 4 ⭐ rating。This guy has witnessed an abduction of his father in law。 With this shock the story only continues to throw blow after blow at this family。 But the story isn't really being told to get us to understand feelings， emotions， of growth of these characters。 Simply it's a guy trying to figure out how to hold it together while figuring out a potential murder， decades long lies， and potential international money laundering while trying not to be kidnapped， murdered or derailed。 So I loved the fast pace， not bogging me down with useless details。 It's a guy running over and over in his mind what's happened， what's he's learned， what he still needs to do。 If it was told from the wife's point of view it would be more detailed， lots of character fleshing out， and 3x longer。 But this is how the man saw it， attacked it， and handled it。 。。。more

Taylor ，

I really enjoyed this book。 Definitely a nice quick read。 Had a lot of suspense and intensity ！！ I really fell for all of the characters especially Alex and Joe。 I really loved their bond ！ My only thing was I felt the ending was a little rushed。 But all in all wonderful book！

Tricia Williams ，

I was entertained by this book but it was really only a three star read for me。 Some of the characters actions were just too unbelievable- especially the main character whose name I have already forgotten！ Taylor’s husband。 He acted like Jason Bourne and he was a 32 year old married Dad。 Really？？ I think Chad Zucker has potential as an author。 This story line was pretty far fetched and most characters needed more development， in my humble opinion。 However， I see glimmers of vast potential！

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