The Deposit Slip by Todd M. Johnson
What would you do if a deceased relative left you with a 10-million-dollar deposit slip? Would you wonder what happened to all that cash?
I thought the premise for this novel was very exciting. After Erin Larson’s father dies, she goes through his safe deposit box at the bank. Erin is shocked when she finds a deposit slip for ten million dollars. However, the bank claims to have no record of the deposit, and they claim the bank account does not exist.
Erin is determined to find out what’s happened to this money. She attempts to hire a lawyer to take on her case – she hires several since most of the lawyers are scared off of the case due to some legal reasons. Meanwhile, her life is in danger – people in her small town want to stop her from bringing her case to trial. Her car is vandalized, but, she refuses to give up.
Meanwhile, due to a tip, Erin is able to find a lawyer, Jared Neaton. Jared left his large law firm to form his own law practice, and, so far, his practice has not been successful. The bills are piling up and he can barely pay his legal secretary’s salary. In spite of Erin’s wild, shot-in-the-dark case, he feels compelled to represent her, even though he knows he may lose, and risk losing even more money than he has to spare.
When Jared returns to his small hometown as Erin’s lawyer, the ghosts from his past haunt him. He’s forced to face the problems he’s had with his ex-con father since he’s now living in his dad’s home. Jared’s faith has also diminished, and he has not been to church in years.
Like I said, I found the premise of this book to be intriguing because I usually enjoy reading novels involving money and financial matters. Although the plot was good, I found it hard to connect with the characters. I’m not sure why. I thought the story was well-written, so, it’s probably just one of those quirky things about my taste in novels. Although I “kinda” was interested in finding out what happened next in the book, I just didn’t get emotionally involved with the story. When I read a book, I want it to elicit some type of emotion from me, and I just couldn’t seem to get to that point with this novel.
However, I could imagine lots of people enjoying this book. So, if you like mystery and suspense titles, then, you should give this one a try. Many thanks to Bethany House for providing me with a free review copy.
So, what would you do if a deceased relative left you with a 10-million-dollar deposit slip? Would you search for the money?
