Fire Trap
RichardPDX
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  • Reads 205
  • Votes 27
  • Parts 29
  • Time 4h 7m
RichardPDX
Complete, First published May 01, 2022
actionadventureamericacaliforniacluescrimedetectiondetectivedeterminationdramafireinsurancemysterymystery-thrillernewadultoregonpersistencepuzzlingromancesailingsingleparentstartuptheatrethrillerwest
Randy Justice puts his life on the line when he touches the smoldering clues from a corporate fire.

Randy, an insurance investigator, has set up shop as Justice Investigations in the Portland, Oregon, theater he inherited from his folks.  As a single parent, he must balance raising teenagers, Sally and Billy, while unraveling the truth about a deadly fire at Genetrix, a startup company in California's Silicon Valley.

The principal scientist at Genetrix dies in a fire that consumes most of the company headquarters.  Western Insurance must pay millions if the fire proves an accident. A beautiful venture capitalist and the striking daughter of a competitor help Randy untangle the lies and motives that created the Fire Trap in which the scientist died.
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