Westport - james comey

A red canoe sits abandoned on Seymour Rock, right where the Saugatuck River hits the Long Island Sound.

The elegantly dressed corpse of a woman lies inside.

Its been two years since Nora Carleton left the job she loved at the US Attorneys Office to become lead counsel at Saugatuck Associates, the worlds largest hedge fund.

The career change also meant a change of scenery, relocating her to Westport, Connecticut, fifty miles north of New York City.

But it was worth it to get her daughter, Sophie, away from the city.

Plus, she likes the people she works with.

Especially Helen, who recruited Nora because of her skills as an investigator.

Then Noras new life falls apart when a coworker is murdered and she becomes the lead suspect.

Nora calls in her old colleagues from the US Attorneys Office, Mafia investigator Benny Dugan and attorney Carmen Garcia.

To clear Noras name, Benny and Carmen hunt for the true killers motive, but it seems nearly everyone at Saugatuck has secrets worth killing for.

As Benny sets out to interrogate her colleagues, Nora examines her history with the company to determine who set her up to take the fall.

A suspenseful and intriguing tale of high finance and murder, Westport features the characters first introduced in James Comeys debut novel Central Park West but can also be read on its own.

It further establishes Comey as a bold new talent in the mystery genre (Harlan Coben).