M is for Malice

"M" is for money.  Lots of it.  "M" is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California construction, one of the few still in family hands.

"M" is for the Malek family:  four sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune--four men with very different out-looks, temperaments, and needs, linked only by blood and money.  Eighteen years ago, one of them--angry, troubled, and in trouble--went missing.

"M" is for Millhone, hired to trace that missing black sheep brother.

"M" is for memories, none of them happy.  The bitter memories of an embattled family.  This prodigal son will find no welcome at his family's table.  "M" is for malice.

And in brutal consequence, "M" is for murder, the all-too-common outcome of familial hatreds.

"M" is for malice . . . . and malice kills.

Another good story in this series.  I think one of the things I like best (or least, depending), is how her stories end.  You get to find out the killer, but you don't usually get the aftermath.  You don't always want that person to be the killer, or the person killed.  I think they are more like stories you see in the paper as opposed to what you see on tv.  Anyway, I enjoyed listening to it -- Ms. Pfeifer has done a great job with this series (she's read all of them up to this point).  This is also a good stand alone - you didn't need to read the others to enjoy this one.

Amanda

If a man's home is his castle . . . HE can learn to clean it!

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