The Obituary Column (1st Books Library)

What happens when a woman simply doing her job becomes the target of a over-up operation? Rob Hall reveals the answer in his new mystery novel, The Obituary Column.

Brenna Reid is a 28-year-old government computer technician who matches beneficiary files against the Social Security Agency's death database. While double-checking the reports, she discovers a discrepancy in the report totals. Attempting to resolve the inconsistency, Brenna probes deeper into the problem and unwittingly involves herself in an undercover scheme, which puts her privacy, her freedom, and even her life in jeopardy.

A mysterious obituary that appears on her coworker's desk first clues Brenna into the fact that something strange is going on at the Agency. On the same day she found the conflicting report totals, "OBIT" -- a mysterious user ID -- appeared on the Agency's computer system. She links the user ID with the obituary for Elmo Masters, whose part in

the scandal is eventually revealed through the course of the story.

Rob Hall masterfully combines the elements of suspense, intrigue, and deception with a remarkable eye for detail. The Obituary Column reads like a shadowy detective novel, all the while maintaining explicit detail in Hall's exploration of the underworld of hit men, tapped telephones, and doctored documents.

The Obituary Column is a must for all readers with a taste for heart-pounding action and behind-the-scenes subterfuge.