Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and a Missing Name on a Ledger

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“It would not be there,” Raymond said, taking off his glasses to polish them again. “The firm is registered under her maiden name, Lydia. It was never a separate business.”

The realization hit me with a quiet, dull force. Maria Lawson was the maiden name of Curren Price’s wife, a name she had not used publicly in thirty years.continue reading …