A secret family legacy becomes a ticking time bomb ... Skyscraper developer, Quincy Witherman, has continued his family's two-hundred-year practice of hiding assets in Switzerland. Now, needing protection from his creditors, he hires Kansas City bankruptcy lawyer Josephina Jillian Jones – 3J – but fails to disclose the Swiss assets to 3J, his bankers, the IRS, and the bankruptcy court ... all felonies. 3J knows in her gut that something is wrong. So does Witherman's banker, Stacy Milnes. Will anyone catch him? "If you're looking for a legal drama reminiscent of John Grisham, . . . Mark Shaiken's Fresh Start should be next on your reading list." Indies Today"Shaiken's intricately engrossing debut installment in his legal thriller series, featuring the endearing bankruptcy lawyer Josephina Jillian Jones offers a clever, compelling plot coupled with financial intrigue....This is a rousing outing from a talented author." BookView Review Mark lives with his wife Loren and their dog Emily in Denver, Colorado. He schooled at Haverford College and Washburn University, and practiced commercial bankruptcy law for almost forty years before moving on in 2019 to write, volunteer, travel, and play music. He is the author of the following books in his award-winning 3J Legal Thriller Series, all set in Kansas City, with a backdrop of Jazz, BBQ and history: "Unfair Discrimination," "Automatic Stay," and "Fresh Start." He is also the author of "And . . Just Like That - essays on a life before, during, and after the law" (a memoir of a not famous lawyer). He has just finished the next in the 3J series, "Cram Down," which he expects will be published Fall, 2023. Connect with Mark at