Buying time
By: Pamela Samuels Young
Publisher: Goldman House
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Artesia, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780981562711; 9781615237739
Subjects: Avarice; Mystery fiction; Viatical settlements; Life insurance; Mystery and detective stories; Extortion; Fiction
Description: Waverly Shaw is a down-on-his-luck lawyer who stumbles upon a potentially lucrative business. In Waverly's new line of work, he comes to the aid of people in desperate need of cash. But there's a catch. His clients must be terminally ill and willing to sign over rights to their life insurance policies before they can collect a dime. Waverly then finds investors eager to advance them thousands of dollars--including a hefty broker's fee for himself--in exchange for a significant return on their investment once the clients take their last breath. But as the stakes get higher, he is unwittingly drawn into a perilous web of greed, blackmail, and murder.
Notes: Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award, 2010.