FOR CAUSE by Mark Shaiken

2026-03-31

FOR CAUSE (3J Legal Thriller Series Book 5) When Kansas City attorney 3J takes on an energy company's bankruptcy case, a video surfaces showing her client confessing to years of financial fraud and her case collapses in seconds. Her client swears it's a fake, but with twenty days to prove it, she's pulled from downtown courtrooms to Oklahoma oil fields and into the orbit of Kansas City's Irish mob boss, a man whose illegitimate empire now includes the power to manufacture reality itself. For Cause...

FOR CAUSE (3J Legal Thriller Series Book 5)

When Kansas City attorney 3J takes on an energy company's bankruptcy case, a video surfaces showing her client confessing to years of financial fraud and her case collapses in seconds. Her client swears it's a fake, but with twenty days to prove it, she's pulled from downtown courtrooms to Oklahoma oil fields and into the orbit of Kansas City's Irish mob boss, a man whose illegitimate empire now includes the power to manufacture reality itself.

For Cause is a smart, fast-paced legal thriller where corporate greed, organized crime, and deepfake technology collide. Truth never stood a chance.

TOPICS OF CONVERSATION

For Cause is the fifth book in Mark Shaiken's 3J Legal Thriller Series
The story centers on bankruptcy attorney 3J, whose client's reputation is suddenly destroyed by a deepfake video
Her client, Remy Paxton, is an oil and gas businessman who finds himself unable to get a loan from the bank group that has backed his family for decades
The book digs into how deepfake technology is creating real challenges in courtrooms today — and whether the legal system is equipped to handle it
3J's determination to win at all costs puts her relationships and her career on the line
With fraud running deeper than it first appears, nothing — and no one — is quite what they seem
Real Kansas City history, landmarks, and local restaurants make their way into the story, giving For Cause an authentic sense of place
The ending leaves 3J in uncharted territory, setting the stage for the next book in the series

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mark Shaiken lives with his wife Loren and their dog Emily in Denver Colorado. He schooled at Haverford College and Washburn University, and practiced commercial bankruptcy law for almost 4 decades before moving on to writing, board service, and his photography and music.

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