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BOOKS BY JON BASSOFF
Corrosion
The Disassembled Man
The Incurables
Factory Town
The Blade This Time
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Here is a preview from the financial thriller Shakedown by Martin Bodenham…
Chapter 1
I prayed my father was right that I could trust the man I was about to meet.
The law offices of Hennigar and Partners were located on Cambridge Parkway, overlooking the boats moored along Boston’s Charles River Basin. I found a spot on the road outside the building, fed the meter with quarters, and walked into reception. Compared to the mega-firms I was used to dealing with at work, the place was austere—no oversized vases of fresh flowers, no Nespresso coffee machine, no expensive artwork on the walls. This was a firm with a handle on its costs. It reminded me of Dad’s old practice where a large fee was measured in the low thousands, not millions.
The senior partner was a short man in his late fifties, almost bald on top, except for a wavy two-inch thatch of gray above his forehead. The suit he wore looked expensive, but the pants were far too tight, emphasizing his considerable paunch. The missing lower button on his outstretched shirt didn’t help much either. As long as I can trust him, nothing else matters, I thought.
“Doug Hennigar,” he said, offering me his outstretched hand.
“Damon Traynor,” I said, trying to smile. “My father speaks highly of you.”
“He’s very generous. Did he tell you I learned everything about the law from him?”
“He mentioned you worked together, yes.”
“If it wasn’t for your father,” Hennigar’s face filled with pride, and he circled the air with his finger, “none of this would’ve been possible. So when he called me yesterday, I said I’d be delighted to help his son out.” He pointed to the chair on the other side of his walnut desk. “Please take a seat.”
“Thanks for agreeing to see me at short notice.” I stared at the space behind him. A preserved blue marlin was screwed into the drywall.
Hennigar must have been watching for my reaction. “Caught that one in Hawaii a couple of years back.” His face lit up with the memory. “Sure put up a fight, I can tell you.”
“I’ve never tried it.”
“You should. It’s a lot of fun. They smoke it over there you know. Sort of enhances the flavor.”
“I’ll add it to my bucket list.”
An open box of cinnamon rolls was sitting on the credenza. He picked it up and held it in my direction. “Hungry?”
“No thanks, I’ve had breakfast.”
Hennigar laughed. “So have I, but these babies, well…” He devoured half of one in a single bite then
wiped his fingers on a handkerchief. “Your father tells me you run a private equity firm here in Boston.”
“That’s right. I set up CCP last year, but that’s not why I’m here.”
“Then I assume this is a personal matter?” Another bite and the pastry was gone.
“It is.”
Hennigar looked at his fingers then licked the sugar off them. “What can I do for you?”
“I need you to keep something for me.”
“Sure. What is it?”
“A document. Something really important to me.”
“I’m guessing a will or some deeds, maybe?”
“No. Nothing like that. I can’t tell you what it is. Is that a problem?”