Wrong Ledger
(2025)(The third book in the O'Malley Investigations Mystery series)
A Story by Daniel Pelfrey
When a widow's desperate plea uncovers deadly corruption, Chicago's most unlikely detective duo must risk everything to expose a conspiracy that reaches from bank vaults to City Hall.
October 1923. Adelaide Sinclair's husband Walter is dead at his desk, branded an embezzler who stole $75,000 from Merchants & Traders Bank. With the insurance company refusing to pay and her three children facing ruin, she turns to O'Malley Investigations—where nothing is quite what it seems.
Behind the frosted glass door, "secretary" Kit Ashworth is actually the brilliant mind solving cases while her supposed boss, ex-cop Paddy O'Malley, provides the respectable male face their clients expect. Kit's sharp eye for financial fraud tells her Walter Sinclair was no thief—he was murdered for discovering something far more dangerous than embezzlement.
As Kit and Paddy follow the money through Chicago's maze of corrupt aldermen, crooked cops, and compromised banks, they uncover a conspiracy that transforms municipal contracts into private fortunes. But Alderman "Big Tim" Flanagan doesn't just steal from the city—he eliminates anyone who threatens his empire.
With witnesses disappearing, children threatened, and federal agents warned off by political pressure, Kit and Paddy must choose between accepting a devil's bargain that clears Walter's name or pursuing justice that could cost them everything.
In a city where corruption runs deeper than Lake Michigan, two damaged souls forge an unbreakable partnership—and discover that the wrong ledger might be the only right evidence they need.
A thrilling historical mystery where Prohibition-era Chicago's greatest danger isn't bootleggers or gangsters—it's the men who are supposed to uphold the law.
Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series and anyone who loves smart, historically authentic mysteries with unconventional detective partnerships.
Genre: Historical Mystery
October 1923. Adelaide Sinclair's husband Walter is dead at his desk, branded an embezzler who stole $75,000 from Merchants & Traders Bank. With the insurance company refusing to pay and her three children facing ruin, she turns to O'Malley Investigations—where nothing is quite what it seems.
Behind the frosted glass door, "secretary" Kit Ashworth is actually the brilliant mind solving cases while her supposed boss, ex-cop Paddy O'Malley, provides the respectable male face their clients expect. Kit's sharp eye for financial fraud tells her Walter Sinclair was no thief—he was murdered for discovering something far more dangerous than embezzlement.
As Kit and Paddy follow the money through Chicago's maze of corrupt aldermen, crooked cops, and compromised banks, they uncover a conspiracy that transforms municipal contracts into private fortunes. But Alderman "Big Tim" Flanagan doesn't just steal from the city—he eliminates anyone who threatens his empire.
With witnesses disappearing, children threatened, and federal agents warned off by political pressure, Kit and Paddy must choose between accepting a devil's bargain that clears Walter's name or pursuing justice that could cost them everything.
In a city where corruption runs deeper than Lake Michigan, two damaged souls forge an unbreakable partnership—and discover that the wrong ledger might be the only right evidence they need.
A thrilling historical mystery where Prohibition-era Chicago's greatest danger isn't bootleggers or gangsters—it's the men who are supposed to uphold the law.
Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series and anyone who loves smart, historically authentic mysteries with unconventional detective partnerships.
Genre: Historical Mystery
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