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**Winner** in Mystery and First Novel categories, 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
**Finalist** for Thriller/Suspense in Foreword Reviews' Book of the Year Awards
What if your boss secretly took out insurance on your life—then tried to kill you?
A fiery crash consumes three cars and the lives of those inside. The police blame reckless driving, but insurance investigator Alex Fogarty suspects a celebrated CEO staged the accident and murdered his own employees for insurance money.
Unfortunately, Alex’s boss cares more about a quick legal settlement than following the facts, and Alex can’t afford to lose his job—not while he’s underwater on five houses he bought before the real estate crash. But unless Alex can prove the crash was no accident, the young family of one of the drivers who died in the crash will face financial ruin.
Against his better judgment, Alex plots a way to challenge the CEO, but he knows he can’t do it alone. Especially when the body count starts rising.
With help from the CEO’s jilted wife and her star-crossed divorce lawyer, Alex pursues the case from L.A.’s seamy underside to the mansions of Bel Air. If he can keep ahead of the CEO’s chilling enforcer, Alex may just discover the dark truth.
**Finalist** for Thriller/Suspense in Foreword Reviews' Book of the Year Awards
What if your boss secretly took out insurance on your life—then tried to kill you?
A fiery crash consumes three cars and the lives of those inside. The police blame reckless driving, but insurance investigator Alex Fogarty suspects a celebrated CEO staged the accident and murdered his own employees for insurance money.
Unfortunately, Alex’s boss cares more about a quick legal settlement than following the facts, and Alex can’t afford to lose his job—not while he’s underwater on five houses he bought before the real estate crash. But unless Alex can prove the crash was no accident, the young family of one of the drivers who died in the crash will face financial ruin.
Against his better judgment, Alex plots a way to challenge the CEO, but he knows he can’t do it alone. Especially when the body count starts rising.
With help from the CEO’s jilted wife and her star-crossed divorce lawyer, Alex pursues the case from L.A.’s seamy underside to the mansions of Bel Air. If he can keep ahead of the CEO’s chilling enforcer, Alex may just discover the dark truth.
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First published May 10, 2013
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January 23, 2020
It was No Accident that Amazon gave away this book for free. I almost don't know where to begin.
1. Mr. Webb has no talent for writing whatsoever. I could provide you with examples if I wanted to waste more time on this book, but just turn to any page and they are yours for the taking.
2. His sentences are poorly constructed. He uses many metaphors inappropriately and unnecessarily. The same can be said of his abuse with adverbs.
3. His characters lacked any memorable physical description or depth. Their speech and actions were inconsistent, insipid and incredible.
4. The narrative had no drive or cohesion.
5. Those who claim to have liked this book make me doubt their veracity, objectivity, or fear that they have never read any mysteries even remotely well written.
6. As a mystery writer, no one will ever confuse Mr. Webb with Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle.
7. My most constructive piece of advice for Mr. Webb is not to quit his day job. If this amateur writer and wannabe novelist is ever taken seriously then there's hope for every ape in Africa.
8. You are welcome to ignore my comments and repeat my mistake by reading Mr. Webb's trash, or else heed my warnings and go borrow a good John D. MacDonald book instead from your local library.
1. Mr. Webb has no talent for writing whatsoever. I could provide you with examples if I wanted to waste more time on this book, but just turn to any page and they are yours for the taking.
2. His sentences are poorly constructed. He uses many metaphors inappropriately and unnecessarily. The same can be said of his abuse with adverbs.
3. His characters lacked any memorable physical description or depth. Their speech and actions were inconsistent, insipid and incredible.
4. The narrative had no drive or cohesion.
5. Those who claim to have liked this book make me doubt their veracity, objectivity, or fear that they have never read any mysteries even remotely well written.
6. As a mystery writer, no one will ever confuse Mr. Webb with Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle.
7. My most constructive piece of advice for Mr. Webb is not to quit his day job. If this amateur writer and wannabe novelist is ever taken seriously then there's hope for every ape in Africa.
8. You are welcome to ignore my comments and repeat my mistake by reading Mr. Webb's trash, or else heed my warnings and go borrow a good John D. MacDonald book instead from your local library.
July 1, 2022
This is an absolutely brilliant book! It starts out with several seemingly unrelated plots; a over mortgaged insurance adjuster, a bumbling Harvard law school grad, a business mogul and slowly methodically their stories interact and inter-mesh into an insane crescendo
These people aren't particularity likeable but they are interesting and compelling.
These people aren't particularity likeable but they are interesting and compelling.
July 15, 2017
A reasonably interesting modern day mystery. It always pleases me to read new fiction and find that it is better than some of the best sellers that their authors churn out for the monies.
February 28, 2015
This book kept me completely engaged from start to finish. The writing is solid. Told through multiple points of view, the story follows several suspenseful plot lines that converge at the end. It’s a tale of greed and betrayal, with a surprising but satisfying conclusion. I hope to see more from this author.
March 6, 2015
Confusing start.
Story has so many characters, at the beginning I was confused. And then start writing down each character and their relationships and what they were doing or wanted to do. Finally about halfway things started to make sense, got interesting. Users, liars and sucks all of them, only the main character Alex has my empath.
Story has so many characters, at the beginning I was confused. And then start writing down each character and their relationships and what they were doing or wanted to do. Finally about halfway things started to make sense, got interesting. Users, liars and sucks all of them, only the main character Alex has my empath.
February 27, 2015
Great characters and story.
This book is full of surprises and the characters portrayed you see in life as people. Very good tricky ending. Loved this one.
This book is full of surprises and the characters portrayed you see in life as people. Very good tricky ending. Loved this one.
December 4, 2022
No Accident is One
No Accident has a full contingent of characters who are not well developed, and a plot line that is slow and sluggish. I can only recommend this book for a time when you need to kill a few hours. I wanted to like this book, but an attention grabbing book it is not.
No Accident has a full contingent of characters who are not well developed, and a plot line that is slow and sluggish. I can only recommend this book for a time when you need to kill a few hours. I wanted to like this book, but an attention grabbing book it is not.
September 7, 2024
If you like insurance and law stuff then it's a book for you
I found the author Mr. Dan Webb likes writing about insurance and lawyer things. I also found it interesting how the plot turned out. Lovers and ex's can turn on you.
I found the author Mr. Dan Webb likes writing about insurance and lawyer things. I also found it interesting how the plot turned out. Lovers and ex's can turn on you.
September 19, 2019
I rounded up 3 1/2 stars. This was a very confusing read with some characters that just muddied up the story. Implausible but good end; it just took way too long to finally get there!
January 1, 2020
It was okay
Good writing style, pretty good pacing. Utterly predictable outcome though. No surprises, no tension. Sorry about that. 3 more words.
Good writing style, pretty good pacing. Utterly predictable outcome though. No surprises, no tension. Sorry about that. 3 more words.
February 18, 2020
Good book
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so.Shelley MA
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so.Shelley MA
December 13, 2020
No sccident
This was my first book from this author. It was good and I will probably loo look for another one to read!
This was my first book from this author. It was good and I will probably loo look for another one to read!
March 6, 2017
I liked this book. It seemed so different than any book I have ever read. I couldnt figure out the ending ad I like that
September 23, 2014
No Accident, Dan Webb
Summary from Amazon.com
“A fiery crash consumes three cars and the lives of those inside. The police blame reckless driving, but insurance investigator Alex Fogarty suspects a celebrated CEO staged the accident and murdered his own employees for insurance money.
Unfortunately, Alex's boss cares more about a quick legal settlement than following the facts, and Alex can't afford to lose his job--not while he's underwater on five houses he bought before the real estate crash. But unless Alex can prove the crash was no accident, the young family of one of the drivers who died in the crash will face financial ruin.
Against his better judgment, Alex plots a way to challenge the CEO, but he knows he can't do it alone. Especially when the body count starts rising.
With help from the CEO's jilted wife and her star-crossed divorce lawyer, Alex pursues the case from L.A.'s seamy underside to the mansions of Bel Air. If he can keep ahead of the CEO's chilling enforcer, Alex may just discover the dark truth.”
Intriguing from the moment the book is opened. An accident that “claims” the lives of six individuals – five of whom are employees of well-known Oil Company based in Southern California, all occurring on the tails of an imminent divorce of the CEO and his estranged wife. Was it murder by intent from the CEO, was it his estranged wife? Or was it just what it was an accident? As a driver we are all warned about those swoop & swap schemes where someone cuts you off and slams on the breaks causing a “fender bender” and then claiming injury in order to get a pay-day. That pay day comes from either the insurance company or someone outside of the direct situation or some combination of both. As an insurance claims adjuster Alex Fogarty is all too familiar with those kinds of Ponzi schemes and those who are most frequently involved in them within his community. So when this “accident” hits his desk he almost immediately smells a scheme of some form.
By following the bread-crumb trail of clues laid out before him by the CEO’s Ex-Wife Alex thinks he’s hot on the trail of the person responsible for the accident, the one who set it up…however, he finds himself learning more than he would ever hope to know about everyone involved. Its only after he gets a job within the company he feels is responsible does the truth begin to emerge; was it the CEO who while charming is also a bit of a rich-boy gone power hungry? Or is it the CEO’s enforcer who set up the whole “accident” The ending and finding out who actually set-up the scheme will almost literally blow the readers’ mind!
No Accident is a gripping tale of mystery, possible murder, and puts the reader into Alex’s shoes, constantly guessing who did what and how the scheme played out. We are always left wondering what will happen next. Who is going to go next? Where is the story going to go next in terms of the characters? I honestly love a good mystery novel and have not had the pleasure of reading one this good for quite some time, and it is one I highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a great murder mystery!
Five out of Five Stars for No Accident
**I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
Summary from Amazon.com
“A fiery crash consumes three cars and the lives of those inside. The police blame reckless driving, but insurance investigator Alex Fogarty suspects a celebrated CEO staged the accident and murdered his own employees for insurance money.
Unfortunately, Alex's boss cares more about a quick legal settlement than following the facts, and Alex can't afford to lose his job--not while he's underwater on five houses he bought before the real estate crash. But unless Alex can prove the crash was no accident, the young family of one of the drivers who died in the crash will face financial ruin.
Against his better judgment, Alex plots a way to challenge the CEO, but he knows he can't do it alone. Especially when the body count starts rising.
With help from the CEO's jilted wife and her star-crossed divorce lawyer, Alex pursues the case from L.A.'s seamy underside to the mansions of Bel Air. If he can keep ahead of the CEO's chilling enforcer, Alex may just discover the dark truth.”
Intriguing from the moment the book is opened. An accident that “claims” the lives of six individuals – five of whom are employees of well-known Oil Company based in Southern California, all occurring on the tails of an imminent divorce of the CEO and his estranged wife. Was it murder by intent from the CEO, was it his estranged wife? Or was it just what it was an accident? As a driver we are all warned about those swoop & swap schemes where someone cuts you off and slams on the breaks causing a “fender bender” and then claiming injury in order to get a pay-day. That pay day comes from either the insurance company or someone outside of the direct situation or some combination of both. As an insurance claims adjuster Alex Fogarty is all too familiar with those kinds of Ponzi schemes and those who are most frequently involved in them within his community. So when this “accident” hits his desk he almost immediately smells a scheme of some form.
By following the bread-crumb trail of clues laid out before him by the CEO’s Ex-Wife Alex thinks he’s hot on the trail of the person responsible for the accident, the one who set it up…however, he finds himself learning more than he would ever hope to know about everyone involved. Its only after he gets a job within the company he feels is responsible does the truth begin to emerge; was it the CEO who while charming is also a bit of a rich-boy gone power hungry? Or is it the CEO’s enforcer who set up the whole “accident” The ending and finding out who actually set-up the scheme will almost literally blow the readers’ mind!
No Accident is a gripping tale of mystery, possible murder, and puts the reader into Alex’s shoes, constantly guessing who did what and how the scheme played out. We are always left wondering what will happen next. Who is going to go next? Where is the story going to go next in terms of the characters? I honestly love a good mystery novel and have not had the pleasure of reading one this good for quite some time, and it is one I highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a great murder mystery!
Five out of Five Stars for No Accident
**I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
April 15, 2015
This is a book report written for Rebecca Orona’s English IV class. This book is called No Accident written by Dan Webb. This book has anywhere between 377 pages to 600 depending on what you are reading on and how big the screen is (kindle version) and was published by its author Dan Webb. I choose this book for two simple reasons, it was free at the time of downloading it on amazon, and it was one of the highest rated things that spiked my interest that wasn’t written for lonely, middle-aged women in the sea of free e-books.
The main character of this book is Alex Fogary, just a normal person, has nothing special about him. Alex isn’t the more fortunate person in the world either though, he has 5 houses all with mortgages. He can’t pay any of them in his current situation. Alex throws himself into the deep end because he doesn’t like how his company is handling something, so he tries his best to fix it, issue is though, he ends up giving out far too much info to a reporter and ends up screwing himself over. This eventually leads him to being involved with guns, kidnapping, faking his identity and a major money making scam. He eventually even gets involved with his company’s CEO’s wife who is about to be divorced that is most likely behind the entire thing all together.
There are two other characters in this book that serve an important role in this entire thing, Luke Hubbard and Sheila Hubbard. These two are looking for a divorce, Shelia is grasping for straws and trying the best she can to drain her soon no to be husband’s wallet dry and get as much money as she can leading to some unjust and unethical decisions. Luke is the CEO of the company Alex works for which is assumed he is trying to kill Alex. Some said that having rich insurance policies as a beneficiary for the company upon the death of their employee’s was rather strange and absurd, but it helped support the idea of the Luke Hubbard trying to kill Alex for a nice fat paycheck.
This book starts off with someone’s wife dying in a car accident by supposedly driving recklessly. Though that may be true his wife claimed that he always did that and was an excellent drive. Sure he could have still screwed up but after looking into it a bit more many things didn't add up. This then lead to a huge spiralling mess which results in him being caught into a bunch of criminal activities along with the CEO’s wife seducing alex. In return it is assumed the CEO is trying to kill alex to get money from his life insurance policy while his wife tries draining his pocket in the divorce.
I feel as though that went into enough detail to hook you onto the book without giving too much spoilers, but I would personally recommend this book to someone, I don’t normally like this type of genre of books, but I felt it was excellent and it kept me interested all the way through. It was one of the few free books (at the time) that I was actually happy with reading and didn’t feel as though I didn’t try and find an excuse to drag my feet and avoid reading it. I suggest everyone gives this book a try because if it kept someone like me who completely despises reading interested, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it far more than I did so I can’t urge you enough to pick it up.
The main character of this book is Alex Fogary, just a normal person, has nothing special about him. Alex isn’t the more fortunate person in the world either though, he has 5 houses all with mortgages. He can’t pay any of them in his current situation. Alex throws himself into the deep end because he doesn’t like how his company is handling something, so he tries his best to fix it, issue is though, he ends up giving out far too much info to a reporter and ends up screwing himself over. This eventually leads him to being involved with guns, kidnapping, faking his identity and a major money making scam. He eventually even gets involved with his company’s CEO’s wife who is about to be divorced that is most likely behind the entire thing all together.
There are two other characters in this book that serve an important role in this entire thing, Luke Hubbard and Sheila Hubbard. These two are looking for a divorce, Shelia is grasping for straws and trying the best she can to drain her soon no to be husband’s wallet dry and get as much money as she can leading to some unjust and unethical decisions. Luke is the CEO of the company Alex works for which is assumed he is trying to kill Alex. Some said that having rich insurance policies as a beneficiary for the company upon the death of their employee’s was rather strange and absurd, but it helped support the idea of the Luke Hubbard trying to kill Alex for a nice fat paycheck.
This book starts off with someone’s wife dying in a car accident by supposedly driving recklessly. Though that may be true his wife claimed that he always did that and was an excellent drive. Sure he could have still screwed up but after looking into it a bit more many things didn't add up. This then lead to a huge spiralling mess which results in him being caught into a bunch of criminal activities along with the CEO’s wife seducing alex. In return it is assumed the CEO is trying to kill alex to get money from his life insurance policy while his wife tries draining his pocket in the divorce.
I feel as though that went into enough detail to hook you onto the book without giving too much spoilers, but I would personally recommend this book to someone, I don’t normally like this type of genre of books, but I felt it was excellent and it kept me interested all the way through. It was one of the few free books (at the time) that I was actually happy with reading and didn’t feel as though I didn’t try and find an excuse to drag my feet and avoid reading it. I suggest everyone gives this book a try because if it kept someone like me who completely despises reading interested, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it far more than I did so I can’t urge you enough to pick it up.
April 12, 2014
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. My review may contain some spoilers.
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No Accident is the story of Alex Fogarty. Fogarty is seemingly a down on his luck insurance agent. Not only is he still hung up on the woman who did him wrong but he's in a financial rut thanks to his bad investments in flipping houses. For what its worth Alex is a good guy and you will root for him especially when he discovers a run of the mill insurance claim that's secretly full of murder and corruption. It's because of this claim and his identifying with an innocent party whose getting victimized as a result that he continues to dig for the truth and to right some wrongs.
When I first read the description of this book I just knew it was something I had to read. I mean come on "What if your boss secretly took out insurance on your life—then tried to kill you?" that line alone almost makes me not want to work. My slacker life aside it was a little hard to initially get into the story but after a while I was able to get into the story and care about some of the characters.
The part of the story that I could have done without was that of the relationship between Alex and Shelia. Not only did it seem a bit rushed I just couldn't see the characters having anything real. I mean they didn't fully trust each other but maybe if Shelia didn't seem to only focused on financial aspects of life...
Also the bit with the lawyer, Brad Pritcher and his secretary was just ugghh. Hopefully there will be future books in which this character can at least try to redeem himself in the legal community.
What I enjoyed most about this book the revelations about some of the characters that I didn't really see happening. I mean some of the people who you thought were all bad might not be or they could be certifiable. I like when things like that happen.
As far as the story goes it was an easy read that might work better as a Made-for-TV-movie. I'm also going to assume that this is just the first book in a new series *hint to the author* based on the way it ends.
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No Accident is the story of Alex Fogarty. Fogarty is seemingly a down on his luck insurance agent. Not only is he still hung up on the woman who did him wrong but he's in a financial rut thanks to his bad investments in flipping houses. For what its worth Alex is a good guy and you will root for him especially when he discovers a run of the mill insurance claim that's secretly full of murder and corruption. It's because of this claim and his identifying with an innocent party whose getting victimized as a result that he continues to dig for the truth and to right some wrongs.
When I first read the description of this book I just knew it was something I had to read. I mean come on "What if your boss secretly took out insurance on your life—then tried to kill you?" that line alone almost makes me not want to work. My slacker life aside it was a little hard to initially get into the story but after a while I was able to get into the story and care about some of the characters.
The part of the story that I could have done without was that of the relationship between Alex and Shelia. Not only did it seem a bit rushed I just couldn't see the characters having anything real. I mean they didn't fully trust each other but maybe if Shelia didn't seem to only focused on financial aspects of life...
Also the bit with the lawyer, Brad Pritcher and his secretary was just ugghh. Hopefully there will be future books in which this character can at least try to redeem himself in the legal community.
What I enjoyed most about this book the revelations about some of the characters that I didn't really see happening. I mean some of the people who you thought were all bad might not be or they could be certifiable. I like when things like that happen.
As far as the story goes it was an easy read that might work better as a Made-for-TV-movie. I'm also going to assume that this is just the first book in a new series *hint to the author* based on the way it ends.
December 16, 2013
(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
Although I found this book to be a bit hard to get into at first, I eventually managed to settle into the plot and grew to know the characters and care about... well, some of them.
The idea behind this book was one that really intrigued me. I do like thriller books and Alex's character grew on me, mostly because he came across as a protagonist who was still trying to do the right thing.
I did struggle a bit to truly believe in Sheila and Alex's relationship. I didn't particularly like her as a character and I did think that it moved a bit too quickly with too much summarising of how things progressed between them. Then again, by the end of the book, I think my dislike of her made a certain kind of sense.
I did like Alex's relationship with his brother and that was something I would have liked to see more of. I also felt that a lot of the characters showed different sides to them - with only one or two exceptions, they were well-rounded, with good things about them along with the bad.
The writing was really good and I was able to see a lot of the events happening in my mind, though there were a few occasions where events were summarised over, or a scene change happened in the space of the next paragraph.
I was really surprised by the ending of the book - the author did a good job there, I felt. I think I'd definitely be interested in at least checking out more books by this author.
(This review may contain spoilers).
Although I found this book to be a bit hard to get into at first, I eventually managed to settle into the plot and grew to know the characters and care about... well, some of them.
The idea behind this book was one that really intrigued me. I do like thriller books and Alex's character grew on me, mostly because he came across as a protagonist who was still trying to do the right thing.
I did struggle a bit to truly believe in Sheila and Alex's relationship. I didn't particularly like her as a character and I did think that it moved a bit too quickly with too much summarising of how things progressed between them. Then again, by the end of the book, I think my dislike of her made a certain kind of sense.
I did like Alex's relationship with his brother and that was something I would have liked to see more of. I also felt that a lot of the characters showed different sides to them - with only one or two exceptions, they were well-rounded, with good things about them along with the bad.
The writing was really good and I was able to see a lot of the events happening in my mind, though there were a few occasions where events were summarised over, or a scene change happened in the space of the next paragraph.
I was really surprised by the ending of the book - the author did a good job there, I felt. I think I'd definitely be interested in at least checking out more books by this author.
December 26, 2013
Okay, I have to admit that I am hoping this was the first book in a series. The way the book ended I have a feeling the author definitely has a sequel in mind or maybe I just do. What caused my reaction? I liked the main character, Alex Fogarty. He's just a regular guy, no super hero, just a guy who tries to do the right thing most of the time and who is swimming as fast as he can to keep from sinking.
Alex is the guy who if he didn't have bad luck would have no luck at all. He owns five houses, all with morgages he can't pay, and has bill collecters looking for him. He gets involved in something he shouldn't get involved in because he feels guilty about the way his company has handled an insurance claim so he gives a bit too much information to a reporter he used to work with and that's where it all really starts to go bad for him. Explosions, guns, kidnapping, false identity, and a major moneymaking scam are all in Alex's near future, along with an unexpected involvement with the soon to be divorced wife of the guy who seems to be behind everything that's happening. Of course, there's a twist at the end but every really good suspense/thriller story has to have one.
I won this book in a FirstReads giveaway.
Alex is the guy who if he didn't have bad luck would have no luck at all. He owns five houses, all with morgages he can't pay, and has bill collecters looking for him. He gets involved in something he shouldn't get involved in because he feels guilty about the way his company has handled an insurance claim so he gives a bit too much information to a reporter he used to work with and that's where it all really starts to go bad for him. Explosions, guns, kidnapping, false identity, and a major moneymaking scam are all in Alex's near future, along with an unexpected involvement with the soon to be divorced wife of the guy who seems to be behind everything that's happening. Of course, there's a twist at the end but every really good suspense/thriller story has to have one.
I won this book in a FirstReads giveaway.
April 21, 2016
I received this book as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
Overall a pretty good book. The protagonists are a down on his luck insurance investigator and a down on his luck (that's kind of a theme) lawyer who find themselves investigating a local CEO from two different angles. One investigating a car accident involving the CEO's employees and the other representing the CEO's wife in a divorce.
The book kept me on my toes up till the climax (which was awesome) and has all the essentials of a good mystery. Femme fatales, a cynical investigator with problems that expand outside his current case, a CEO wrapped up in profits and a genuinely creepy henchman who is just plain awesome. It is fast paced, the protagonists and antagonists are equally clever and watching our hero peel back the layers of the mystery is straight up captivating.
I would've liked to see more interaction between the two protagonists. As it is, both story lines are engaging and interesting but they seem to only interact when one investigation needs some information that the other has dug up. Almost like a deus ex machina where you get to see how the machine works.
Overall a pretty good book. The protagonists are a down on his luck insurance investigator and a down on his luck (that's kind of a theme) lawyer who find themselves investigating a local CEO from two different angles. One investigating a car accident involving the CEO's employees and the other representing the CEO's wife in a divorce.
The book kept me on my toes up till the climax (which was awesome) and has all the essentials of a good mystery. Femme fatales, a cynical investigator with problems that expand outside his current case, a CEO wrapped up in profits and a genuinely creepy henchman who is just plain awesome. It is fast paced, the protagonists and antagonists are equally clever and watching our hero peel back the layers of the mystery is straight up captivating.
I would've liked to see more interaction between the two protagonists. As it is, both story lines are engaging and interesting but they seem to only interact when one investigation needs some information that the other has dug up. Almost like a deus ex machina where you get to see how the machine works.
January 7, 2014
I was given this book as a "Goodreads First Reads" and i was very pleased. Although the beginning was slow and I had a bit of trouble getting into the story, it didn't take long for the story to progress and draw me into it.
The author's style of writing was easy for me to read. Some areas I felt had too much background information and I would find myself skipping over those areas and getting to "the good parts".
The story itself was riveting. I could picture this story in my head as a television show, the main character had depth. The story itself had enough twists and turns to make it a "page turner".
Not only was it a thriller, but there was humorous dialogue and actions that were translated well. I liked how the author left the ending. Makes me believe there will be more "Alex Fogarty" books in the future.
The author's style of writing was easy for me to read. Some areas I felt had too much background information and I would find myself skipping over those areas and getting to "the good parts".
The story itself was riveting. I could picture this story in my head as a television show, the main character had depth. The story itself had enough twists and turns to make it a "page turner".
Not only was it a thriller, but there was humorous dialogue and actions that were translated well. I liked how the author left the ending. Makes me believe there will be more "Alex Fogarty" books in the future.
December 3, 2013
Alex Fogarty, an insurance agent at Rampart Insurance, gets more than he bargained for when he uncovers threads of corruption in a three-car pileup investigation. Fogarty has also wedged himself into desperate financial circumstances through house-flipping. When, after saying too much to an irresponsible journalist friend, he loses his job at Rampart, he decides he has nothing to lose and pursues the scent of treachery as he begins to privately investigate the case. Ultimately he hopes to win a settlement for the undeserving victim of the crash and corruption, the dead driver’s widow.
But the trail leads him straight into the midst of a high-profile divorce case between Luke Hubbard, the CEO of the Fortune-500 company Liberty Industries, and his stunningly beautiful wife, Sheila, who is also the company’s head of HR.
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But the trail leads him straight into the midst of a high-profile divorce case between Luke Hubbard, the CEO of the Fortune-500 company Liberty Industries, and his stunningly beautiful wife, Sheila, who is also the company’s head of HR.
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July 5, 2015
I couldn't finish this. With the amount of positive reviews, I ignored the bad. It was slow. I can usually read a book in a day or two, so the fact that I have read (or tried to read) this every night for just about 2 weeks now, and I'm only at 44% - that's what made me just call it. I decided to read the 1, & 2 star reviews, and I had to agree with the majority of them (the language did not bother me). It was just a slow read, a lot of characters, and at 44% you really don't know their purpose. One review I read gave up at 60% for the same reasons I gave up at 44 - so I'd rather just stop now.
Had potential = curious to see if Luke gets in trouble, but not worth finding out. One of the pet peeves for me, and if you've ever read any of my reviews was the timeline. I hate timelines that are unexplained.
Had potential = curious to see if Luke gets in trouble, but not worth finding out. One of the pet peeves for me, and if you've ever read any of my reviews was the timeline. I hate timelines that are unexplained.
August 12, 2016
Disclaimer: I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
When some Liberty Industries employees are killed in a car crash an insurance company pays out $2 million dollars - but none of the money goes to the relatives.
Alex Fogarty suspects that the CEO of Liberty Industries has arranged the crash in order to collect on the insurance. Can he find proof that he powerful and charming Luke Hubbard is a cold-blooded murderer?
The book hooks you in quickly and moves along at a satisfactory pace, but the 'twist' ending came as little surprise. Maybe I've just read too many books of a similar style..
That said, 'No Accident' is an entertaining read and I would certainly read another book by this author.
When some Liberty Industries employees are killed in a car crash an insurance company pays out $2 million dollars - but none of the money goes to the relatives.
Alex Fogarty suspects that the CEO of Liberty Industries has arranged the crash in order to collect on the insurance. Can he find proof that he powerful and charming Luke Hubbard is a cold-blooded murderer?
The book hooks you in quickly and moves along at a satisfactory pace, but the 'twist' ending came as little surprise. Maybe I've just read too many books of a similar style..
That said, 'No Accident' is an entertaining read and I would certainly read another book by this author.
May 2, 2014
I was lucky enough to win this in a Goodreads giveaway and started reading it almost immediately.
The story has multiple threads, all connected in to one main story: what if your boss took out a life insurance policy on his employees and then they started dying in "accidents"???
Dan Webb writes with a great, easy-to-read style that keeps the story flowing. The dialogue is snappy and the various protagonists are all well-drawn.
I enjoyed this and the plot keeps you guessing all the way through.
Well recommended and I look forward to reading more of Dan's books
The story has multiple threads, all connected in to one main story: what if your boss took out a life insurance policy on his employees and then they started dying in "accidents"???
Dan Webb writes with a great, easy-to-read style that keeps the story flowing. The dialogue is snappy and the various protagonists are all well-drawn.
I enjoyed this and the plot keeps you guessing all the way through.
Well recommended and I look forward to reading more of Dan's books
April 17, 2014
I won this book as a part of a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway.
Insurance fraud .. sounds horribly boring right?! WRONG! This book was really, really good! The main character Alex Fogarty is charming but flawed. Perhaps these flaws are what, in fact, makes him such a charming and interesting character. He isn't perfect but he's perfectly tenacious and that's what makes you root for him. Lots of twists and turns in this one. Just when you think you have it figured out - you don't! Trust me .. you don't. Definitely worth picking up. You'll enjoy it, and that will be No Accident!
Insurance fraud .. sounds horribly boring right?! WRONG! This book was really, really good! The main character Alex Fogarty is charming but flawed. Perhaps these flaws are what, in fact, makes him such a charming and interesting character. He isn't perfect but he's perfectly tenacious and that's what makes you root for him. Lots of twists and turns in this one. Just when you think you have it figured out - you don't! Trust me .. you don't. Definitely worth picking up. You'll enjoy it, and that will be No Accident!
April 7, 2014
No Accident is a fast-paced, interesting read. Webb has used his background in the law to point out the "dark side" of what an employer could do using a common strategy implemented by businesses every day.
Loved that I could put this down and come back the next day or even a few days later and still pick up the story line and enjoy the read. Well done, Dan Webb! Look forward to your next book.
I received a courtesy copy of this book from Dan Webb prior to his interview on The Book Hound Radio Show.
Loved that I could put this down and come back the next day or even a few days later and still pick up the story line and enjoy the read. Well done, Dan Webb! Look forward to your next book.
I received a courtesy copy of this book from Dan Webb prior to his interview on The Book Hound Radio Show.
December 23, 2013
Once I got the characters straight everything began to flow and I really liked this book. I saw that another reviewer commented that it reminded him of a John Grisham style of book. I agree 100% and thought of that myself after the first few chapters. The beauty of these"first read" books is that it opens oneself into trying new books that they wouldn't normally have thought to pick up. So glad this was one of them.
September 12, 2016
A riveting, multi-plot-lined, and complex mystery: not just murder, but corporate greed, human selfishness, a little insanity, and L. A. Lifestyling from low to high, populate this novel, a one-sitting read for me because I just could not put it aside. Author Dan Wbb has a special, entertaining, style. Protagonist Alex Fogarty shades the line between Good-Guy Heroic and Anti-Hero, and does so winningly. I'm hoping for more mysteries with intrepid investigator Alex!
October 6, 2015
I won this novel in a goodreads firstreads drawing.
A fairly good premise of a mystery and some intriguing characters lift this novel above the average.
A crusading surfer insurance agent probes what is apparently an accident, but is really murder, and finds himself well over his head in trouble.
With a few more drafts, could have been an excellent surf noir novel, but the author chose to go in a different direction, I think to the book's detriment.
A fairly good premise of a mystery and some intriguing characters lift this novel above the average.
A crusading surfer insurance agent probes what is apparently an accident, but is really murder, and finds himself well over his head in trouble.
With a few more drafts, could have been an excellent surf noir novel, but the author chose to go in a different direction, I think to the book's detriment.
February 18, 2015
A Good Exciting Read
The plot is complex and plausible with a number of twists. That makes for an entertaining read. The stress between the brothers is a nice touch and also all too possibly realistic. There is enough love interest to help the story along but not enough to make it a tawdry romance. A few swear words but not enough to cause Ms. marble to stop reading. Take a chance, you will enjoy it.
The plot is complex and plausible with a number of twists. That makes for an entertaining read. The stress between the brothers is a nice touch and also all too possibly realistic. There is enough love interest to help the story along but not enough to make it a tawdry romance. A few swear words but not enough to cause Ms. marble to stop reading. Take a chance, you will enjoy it.
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