Mob Lawyer 4: A Legal Thriller by Dave Daren

Author:Dave Daren [Daren, Dave]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

I barely slept that night.

I tossed and turned with thoughts of Anthony’s plan. He wanted someone he trusted to go inside the Gryffon company, but after we’d run through a few suggestions, he’d finally declared I was the one for the job.

Not only did I have exactly zero work experience in security, but I also wasn’t exactly skilled at undercover work. I’d worked through most of my college years as a barista for a little coffee shop near the university, and in high school, I’d had a few odd jobs for local restaurants and a flower vendor. After that, it was nothing but the lawyer life for me.

And this was very far from the lawyer life.

In order to even be considered for the role, I had to come up with an entirely false resume, something that wasn’t technically illegal but felt weird to do. I’d never had to be dishonest on paper like this, and I cringed every time I added another fake employer to my fraudulent resume.

Apparently, I’d spent the last three years working personal security for a client who didn’t wish to be named. I wondered if keeping the secret would look sketchy or loyal, but my actual client was convinced the resume would pass. Before that, I’d worked as a bouncer at a few private clubs, which was utterly laughable, but Anthony was certain my experience would be exactly what they were looking for.

“Trust me, when you want someone who doesn’t ask a lot of questions, you go for the guy who doesn’t provide a lot of details,” he explained. “If some guy lists out every individual duty he had in private security, he wasn’t being very private.”

“So, the less detail, the better?” I wondered.

“Exactly.” Anthony nodded. “Even during the interview, keep your responses short and sweet, especially since you’re lying. It’s a lot easier to remember two or three small things than to remember a huge, fabricated version of events.”

“Makes sense,” I murmured.

“And you should quit shaving,” Anthony decided as he leaned over the resume to examine it. “You aren’t super well-known yet, but if they decide to check you out, you don’t want it to be obvious who you really are.”

“What about an ID?” I asked as I tapped the name on the resume. “Mine clearly doesn’t say ‘James Landis.’”

“Don’t worry about that.” My client shook his head and tapped his phone. “I have that part handled. You just be James and find out everything you can about Vlado.”

When Anthony had first brought the idea up last night, I’d assumed he had one of his associates in mind for the gig, and I would just be the recipient of whatever information he learned. Unfortunately, he seemed determined to keep most of his guys out of the loop, and while his trust was flattering, I was terrified of getting caught.

But even more worrying was the thought of Anthony going after Vlado on his own. His father had made it clear how he would have handled

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