THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE: A Novel

They were supposed to be enjoying retirement. Instead, they're about to commit the perfect crime.

Vera Lang spent forty years as Seattle's most meticulous auditor—the kind who could spot a discrepancy at fifty paces and never met a spreadsheet she couldn't decode. At seventy-three, she should be playing bridge and collecting her pension. Instead, she's staring at a dead casino manager floating in a hot tub and numbers that don't add up.

When an old case pulls her back into the world of financial investigation, Vera assembles the most unlikely crew of accomplices: Marcus, a disgraced ex-FBI agent with anger management issues; Henry, a nervous forensic accountant who'd rather be anywhere else; Dottie, a charming former gambling addict with underworld connections; and Sarah, a compliance officer who watched her mentor die for asking too many questions.

What starts as a routine audit of phantom accounts spirals into a dangerous chase through Seattle's criminal underworld. They've uncovered the Trifecta—a sophisticated money laundering operation funneling millions in drug cartel cash through Pacific Northwest casinos. The evidence is locked behind a dead man's biometrics. The criminals are connected, ruthless, and already several steps ahead.

When black SUVs start following them and threatening messages appear on bathroom mirrors, Vera and her misfit team face an impossible choice: walk away and let the criminals win, or pull off an audacious $47 million heist to expose the truth.

The problem? They're accountants, not thieves. And the people they're after have killed for far less.

Part heist thriller, part mystery, part found-family adventure, Following the Fibonacci is a pulse-pounding debut that proves it's never too late to break the rules—especially when they're rigged against you. Perfect for fans of Ocean's Eleven meets Knives Out, with the sharp financial intrigue of Ozark and the unlikely heroes of The Thursday Murder Club.

Because sometimes the best way to expose a crime is to commit one yourself.

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