55 ratings | 18 reviews | avg rating:4.98

Mark’s Year In Books

Mark’s 2024 Year in Books

Take a look at Mark’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Mark’s 2024 Year in Books

Mark Shaiken’s Followers (35)

Mark’s Bookshelves

to-read (1)
currently-reading (6)
read (67)
author (11)

Mark’s Friends (112)

Freida McFadden

210 books | 4,909 friends

Rhonda Frankhouser

96 books | 349 friends

Anissa

2,342 books | 19 friends

Clifford

1,544 books | 3,194 friends

Mike

1,429 books | 1,814 friends

Susanne

417 books | 822 friends

Grady

7,767 books | 817 friends

Heather D

10,028 books | 99 friends

More friends…

Mark Shaiken

Goodreads Author

Born

in New York City, The United States

Website

http://markshaikenauthor.com

Twitter

MarkShaiken

Genre

Thriller, Mystery, Memoir

Influences

michael connelly, dashiell hammett, ernest hemingway

Member Since

May 2020

edit data

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: Cram Down, 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). Connect with Mark at http://markshaikenauthor.com ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Mark Shaiken questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Mark Shaiken’s books

Average rating: 4.41 · 185 ratings · 94 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cram Down 4.25 avg rating — 53 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's What Makes Me... Me: A Retired Attorney's Relationship With Life and Times 4.70 avg rating — 37 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unfair Discrimination (3J Legal Thriller) 4.42 avg rating — 33 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fresh Start (3J Legal Thriller) 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Automatic Stay a 3J mystery (2) 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And... Just Like That: Essays on a life before, during and after the law 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Automatic Stay: 3J Mystery, Book 2 by Mark Shaiken (Goodreads Author), Jimmy Moreland (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Mark Shaiken…

5 posts
Mark Shaiken's Blog: Head Talks! mark shaiken : : author blog

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 »

2 likes · Like • 2 comments • flag

Published on December 05, 2023 13:31

View all 5 posts »

Mark is Currently Reading

Mark Shaiken is currently reading

Mob Girl: A Woman's Life in the Underworld

by Teresa Carpenter

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Sep 23, 2025 10:11PM

Mark Shaiken is currently reading

The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6)

by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Sep 10, 2025 09:54PM

Mark Shaiken is currently reading

No Lie Lasts Forever

by Mark Stevens (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 19, 2025 12:59AM

rss
Mark’s Recent Updates

Mark Shaiken is currently reading Mob Girl: A Woman's Life in the Underworld by Teresa Carpenter	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 23, 2025 10:11PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Mob Girl by Teresa Carpenter. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Mob Girl by Teresa Carpenter <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mark Shaiken is currently reading The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 10, 2025 09:54PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mark Shaiken is currently reading No Lie Lasts Forever by Mark Stevens (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 19, 2025 12:59AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of No Lie Lasts Forever by Mark Stevens. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — No Lie Lasts Forever by Mark Stevens <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mark Shaiken rated a book it was amazing Deceit of the Mind: Quantum Evolution (The Deceit Series) by Henry Cox (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Another original, thriller winner from the mind of Henry Cox. Such a unique style to his writing. Here's hoping for more from him. ...more
Jul 07, 2025 10:36AM · like · see review
Mark Shaiken is currently reading Dark Angel (Letty Davenport, #2) by John Sandford	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 01, 2025 09:55PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Dark Angel by John Sandford. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Dark Angel by John Sandford <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mark Shaiken rated a book it was amazing The 6:20 Man (The 6:20 Man, #1) by David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 29, 2025 11:10PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The 6 by David Baldacci. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The 6 by David Baldacci <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mark Shaiken is now following Uru and Bharati Shroff
Mar 14, 2025 06:21AM
Mark Shaiken liked Bridget Duggan's review of It's What Makes Me... Me: A Retired Attorney's Relationship With Life and Times: "This is a great read! The author has a terrific sense of humor that I could really relate to. I enjoyed the stories of growing up and how every turn brought him to the person he has become. "
Feb 22, 2025 03:11PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of It's What Makes Me... Me by Mark Shaiken. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — It's What Makes Me... Me by Mark Shaiken <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mark Shaiken liked Uru's review of It's What Makes Me... Me: A Retired Attorney's Relationship With Life and Times: "It's What Makes Me . . . Me: A Retired Attorney's Relationship With Life and Times is an amazing non fiction book about Mark Shaiken unlocks his most personal thoughts, observations, and introspections through the highs and lows, youth and aging, and" Read more of this review »
Dec 21, 2024 09:27AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of It's What Makes Me... Me by Mark Shaiken. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — It's What Makes Me... Me by Mark Shaiken <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Mark's books…

Quotes by Mark Shaiken (?)

“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.”
― Mark Shaiken, Fresh Start

tags: court, law, legal, the-whole-truth, truth

0 likes

“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?”
― Mark Shaiken, Automatic Stay a 3J mystery

tags: career, lawyers, life, lives-we-live

0 likes

“Jazz certainly has the power to bring out the best in the melting pot experiment we call America.”
― Mark Shaiken, Fresh Start

tags: america, jazz, melting-pot

0 likes

See all Mark Shaiken's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Turn of a Page: January 2025 Read-a-thon	51	99	Jan 17, 2025 08:41PM

Mark’s Quotes

“It's ok to dream.”
― Mark Shaiken, And... Just Like That: Essays on a life before, during and after the law

0 likes

“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.”
― Mark Shaiken, Automatic Stay a 3J mystery

tags: life, lives-we-live

0 likes

tags: career, lawyers, life, lives-we-live

0 likes

“I really like playing my guitars. Y’know, they don’t call it working my guitars, right?”
― Mark Shaiken, Automatic Stay a 3J mystery

tags: guitar, life, life-lessons, music

0 likes

“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.”
― Mark Shaiken