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Twenty-three-year-old Elaine Kelly doesnt earn much as a bank teller, and most of her salary goes toward caring for her terminally ill mother. When a lonely old man who deposits money at her bank every week gets hit and killed by a delivery truck, Elaine -- a good Irish girl from Queens -- thinks shes found the answer to her problems. Shell just transfer $1 million from the dead mans account into hers.Except that the lonely old man may not have been who he seemed. And when you take $1 million that isnt yours, it can cost you ... way more.Acclaimed author Jonathan Stones pulse-pounding thriller takes readers from the darkest corners of New Yorks financial empire into a shadowy hierarchy of wealth and power. The Teller follows the money -- and takes readers along for the wild ride.Revised edition: This edition of The Teller includes editorial revisions.
About the Author
Jonathan Stone has published nine novels, including Moving Day, a Kindle First selection (2014) , The Teller (2015) , Two for the Show (2016) , Days of Night (2017) , and his latest thriller, Die Next (2020) . Three of his novels are currently optioned to Hollywood. His short story "Mailman" was selected for Best American Mystery Stories 2016, edited by Elizabeth George, and his story "The Gauntlet," is in New Haven Noir (2017) , edited by Amy Bloom. He also has several short stories in recent Mystery Writers of America anthologies: "East Meets West" appears in the collection "Ice Cold - Tales of Intrigue from the Cold War", edited by Jeffery Deaver (2014) , "Hedge" appears in "The Mystery Box", edited by Brad Meltzer (2013) , and "Russkies" was selected for the forthcoming collection, "When A Stranger Comes to Town," edited by Michael Koryta (2021) . A graduate of Yale, Jon is married, with a son and daughter. For more, check out jonathanstonebooks.com
