Criminal syndicates rely on violence and intimidation. They have never faced a proper audit.
Jillian Banks is an elite international estate coordinator. She does not do combat. She wears sensible flats, travels with a portable French press, and expertly handles complex probate liabilities. But when a routine appraisal in Istanbul uncovers a hidden logistics crate and a display case of flawless fake ceramics, Jillian realizes the dead billionaire's estate is actually a front for a massive antiquities smuggling ring.
Suddenly, Jillian is being hunted by heavily armed cartel enforcers and a lethal syndicate assassin. They expect her to panic. They expect her to run. But running creates a workplace trip hazard, and Jillian Banks refuses to compromise her professional posture.
But even as she triggers a seismic lockdown to trap her enemies, her phone is a buzzing beacon of domestic entropy. Between auditing her son Jake’s choice of "non-compliant" interview shirts and "saving" her daughter Taylor from a fraudulent vintage table, Jillian must navigate the fine line between corporate liquidation and maternal duty. Add in a foster cat, Pretzel, who has nested in her archival-grade storage boxes, and Jillian’s "Order Over Chaos" mantra is being tested at every turn.
To Jillian, a global criminal empire is simply a poorly managed corporation. Armed with a stainless steel Parker Jotter pen, an ironclad understanding of international maritime law, and zero patience for bureaucratic incompetence, she sets out to systematically dismantle the syndicate. She will not shoot them. She will freeze their offshore payroll accounts, weaponize local zoning regulations, and legally foreclose on their cargo ship.
The underworld is about to learn a devastating lesson. You never mess with a project manager on a deadline.
Genre: Mystery
Jillian Banks is an elite international estate coordinator. She does not do combat. She wears sensible flats, travels with a portable French press, and expertly handles complex probate liabilities. But when a routine appraisal in Istanbul uncovers a hidden logistics crate and a display case of flawless fake ceramics, Jillian realizes the dead billionaire's estate is actually a front for a massive antiquities smuggling ring.
Suddenly, Jillian is being hunted by heavily armed cartel enforcers and a lethal syndicate assassin. They expect her to panic. They expect her to run. But running creates a workplace trip hazard, and Jillian Banks refuses to compromise her professional posture.
But even as she triggers a seismic lockdown to trap her enemies, her phone is a buzzing beacon of domestic entropy. Between auditing her son Jake’s choice of "non-compliant" interview shirts and "saving" her daughter Taylor from a fraudulent vintage table, Jillian must navigate the fine line between corporate liquidation and maternal duty. Add in a foster cat, Pretzel, who has nested in her archival-grade storage boxes, and Jillian’s "Order Over Chaos" mantra is being tested at every turn.
To Jillian, a global criminal empire is simply a poorly managed corporation. Armed with a stainless steel Parker Jotter pen, an ironclad understanding of international maritime law, and zero patience for bureaucratic incompetence, she sets out to systematically dismantle the syndicate. She will not shoot them. She will freeze their offshore payroll accounts, weaponize local zoning regulations, and legally foreclose on their cargo ship.
The underworld is about to learn a devastating lesson. You never mess with a project manager on a deadline.
Genre: Mystery
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