Sign in with Facebook
Mark’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mark’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Mark Shaiken’s Followers (37)
13,254 books
|
102 friends
162 books
|
345 friends
24 books
|
170 friends
1,088 books
|
13 friends
9,048 books
|
825 friends
3,272 books
|
211 friends
317 books
|
4,898 friends
380 books
|
831 friends
More friends…
Mark Shaiken
Goodreads Author
Born
in New York City, The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
michael connelly, dashiell hammett, ernest hemingway
Member Since
May 2020
To ask
Mark Shaiken
questions,
please sign up.
Popular Answered Questions
Mark Shaiken
The File by Gary Born.
More books by Mark Shaiken…
I Was An Attorney
I was an attorney for a long time. Four decades. And four plus years ago I went to court for the last time, said goodnight to my legal assistant for the last time, and rode the elevator down twenty-four stories for the last time. I exited our building onto Denver’s 16th Street Mall and into whatever would come next.
When asked, “who am I?” I no longer respond by saying, “I’m a lawyer.” And that wa Read more of this blog post »
When asked, “who am I?” I no longer respond by saying, “I’m a lawyer.” And that wa Read more of this blog post »
Mark’s Recent Updates
|
Jun 25, 2026 11:47AM
|
|
"When I started reading, I couldn’t believe I was reading a story about a bankruptcy lawyer. But the story hooked me and I needed to see how 3J’s case would unfold and be resolved. There is plenty of suspense in this well written story. And the idea o"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
Mark Shaiken
is now following
|
|
|
"For Cause follows Kansas City attorney Josephina “3J” Jones as she takes on a high-stakes corporate bankruptcy case that quickly unravels. What begins as a straightforward legal battle shifts dramatically when a shocking video surfaces, seemingly sho"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
"This involved police procedural kept me guessing until the end. Riveting, nail-biting with a bit of humor mixed with serious sleuthing. I enjoyed the strategy sessions and strong female lead. I received an e-book from the author and gave an honest re"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
Mark Shaiken
made a comment in the group
Goodreads Librarians Group
—
Please merge duplicate editions of For Cause by Mark Shaiken
topic
"
Hi — I have two separate Goodreads records for For Cause that need to be merged so all reviews and ratings appear under one edition.
Primary record (ke ...more " |
|
|
Mark Shaiken
joined the group
Goodreads Librarians Group
|
|
|
Mark Shaiken
has read
|
|
“Let’s not dance around it: the truth, the whole truth, and noth- ing but the truth. Turns out, I don’t do well with that second truth. I’ll have to work on that in prison. It’ll give me something else to do and something to talk about in the weekly group get-togethers with the prison shrink.”
― Fresh Start
― Fresh Start
“It’s time for me to conduct my life on some basis other than the one-foot-in-front-of-the-other plan I’ve been using the last few years. Some lawyers get to thinking that the ride will never end. But it always does, one way or another. The question is: will it end on your terms or will it end suddenly, with no terms?”
― Automatic Stay a 3J mystery
― Automatic Stay a 3J mystery
“Jazz certainly has the power to bring out the best in the melting pot experiment we call America.”
― Fresh Start
― Fresh Start
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Turn of a Page:
January 2025 Read-a-thon
|
51 | 100 | Jan 17, 2025 08:41PM |
“We live the lives we live, because that’s all there is. No meaning. No grand plan. No one pulling the strings; no strings to pull. Just a deep need to find a way forward without a great deal of help and no manual with directions.”
― Automatic Stay a 3J mystery
― Automatic Stay a 3J mystery
“It’s time for me to conduct my life on some basis other than the one-foot-in-front-of-the-other plan I’ve been using the last few years. Some lawyers get to thinking that the ride will never end. But it always does, one way or another. The question is: will it end on your terms or will it end suddenly, with no terms?”
― Automatic Stay a 3J mystery
― Automatic Stay a 3J mystery
“I really like playing my guitars. Y’know, they don’t call it working my guitars, right?”
― Automatic Stay a 3J mystery
― Automatic Stay a 3J mystery
“It’s time for me to come to grips with who I am and who I’m not at this point in my life. Those two change as we get older. Time to figure out what I know and what I don’t. Those also change. The practice of law interferes with those determinations sometimes.”
―
―
Goodreads Authors/Readers
— 56950 members
— last activity 12 minutes ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more
Book Haven
— 11392 members
— last activity 2 hours, 10 min ago
This is a group for people who enjoy many different genre's. If you are someone who appreciates a good book, regardless of the genre...this is the gro ...more
Goodreads Reviewers' Group
— 13646 members
— last activity 2 hours, 27 min ago
This group helps to bring Reviewers and Authors together! Reviewers can make their own thread to post their reviews in, or post their reviews in the r ...more
Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends
— 7245 members
— last activity Jun 25, 2026 01:52PM
This group warmly accepts newcomers. Whereas mystery and thriller is the focus, we also love a great read, regardless of genre. Originally formed from ...more
Advanced Copies for Review & Book Giveaways
— 16365 members
— last activity 13 hours, 41 min ago
A place to help authors and reviewers come together to get the word out about new books as well as a group for anyone to post or enter listings for bo ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 329058 members
— last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
A Good Thriller
— 22616 members
— last activity 55 minutes ago
We share a passion for action-packed, gripping, exciting, tense thrillers and mysteries, a genre rich with talented authors. We invite you to share yo ...more
GOOD REVIEWS
— 8704 members
— last activity 5 hours, 23 min ago
This Group is only for authors who are looking for reviews and Reviewers who love to read books and share their reviews.
BestThrillers.com Book Awards
— 368 members
— last activity Dec 02, 2025 06:43AM
This group celebrates the books recognized each year in the annual BestThrillers.com Book Awards. The award series recognizes stellar books across 15 ...more
