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3J and Pascale are back and file bankruptcy cases for six Kansas City jazz clubs that have somehow managed to survive the Covid pandemic. Now they must battle an unknown enemy who runs an anonymous disinformation campaign on social media to try to put the clubs out of business. Will they be able to stop the campaign in time to save the clubs and keep jazz alive in the city?

Here is an excerpt from the book.

CHAPTER 4

Tuesday, October 31 to Wednesday, November 1, 2023

3J arranged to meet with their new clients, the Rapinoes, on Wednesday morning. By early Tuesday afternoon, the clients delivered cash flow projections to 3J and Pascale, and by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 3J and Pascale sat down with each other to discuss the projections and fashion a plan for the meeting the next morning.

“These projections aren’t really as bleak as I thought they might be,” 3J said to Pascale, “but the devil is in the assumptions. Assumption number one: patrons continue to return and to do that, they’ll have to feel comfortable in close quarters again, as we all hopefully put the memory of the pandemic behind us.”

“That’s a biggie,” Pascale observed. “Tough times to be in the entertainment and hospitality business.”

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Mark Shaiken - author | retired lawyer | photog
Mark Shaiken - author | retired lawyer | photog

Written by Mark Shaiken - author | retired lawyer | photog

Author of the 3J legal thriller series set in Kansas City: "The gold standard of modern legal thrillers." https://markshaikenauthor.com

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