From the elite financial boardrooms of Chicago to the wild mountain jungles of Mexico comes a spellbinding tale of greed, corruption, and murder…

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A Tale of Revenge, Redemption, and Justice

Nelson West, a former Chicago homicide detective, is hired by wealthy heir Lionel Bing to discreetly help “fix” scandals and legal problems for his father’s wealthy friends. Bing, a brilliant but troubled investigator, suffers from PTSD symptoms as a result of being kidnapped and witnessing the murder of his mother as a child. West, himself haunted by a murder case he was unable to solve, joins forces with Lionel to investigate the case of a five-million-dollar loan fraud from a local bank. The case takes them and forensic specialist Mia Lockwood from elite financial boardrooms to the jungles of Mexico where they uncover an unlikely link between a gold mine, the Catholic Church, and the ruthless chief of a drug cartel.

What Readers Are Saying

In In Bad Faith, Geoff Carter’s private eye Nelson West joins a long line of detectives whose talk, brains, scrapes, and adventures keep readers enthralled for hours on end. Like Sara Paretsky with V. I. Warshawski, Carter has created a rough-edged Chicagoan with a troubled past, a nose for lies, and a habit of getting in (and out of) jams. Ex-cop West’s prickly, complicated, relationship with super-rich Lionel Bing—at once a client, boss, patient, sidekick, teacher, and student—adds emotional intensity and comic relief to a well-crafted story. Geoff Carter’s skill in shaping characters with many layers, creating a plot that twists as it sprints, and writing dialog that crackles with tension make In Bad Faith a delightful story. West’s inner monologs heighten the tale’s intensity. At times they made me laugh out loud. Once you start this book, you’ll find it gripping. After you finish, you’ll be more than pleased you read it.

In In Bad Faith, Geoff Carter’s private eye Nelson West joins a long line of detectives whose talk, brains, scrapes, and adventures keep readers enthralled for hours on end. Once you start this book, you’ll find it gripping. After you finish, you’ll be more than pleased you read it.

–David Riemer, author of Putting Government in its Place: The New Deal 3.0

In Bad Faith is a masterfully plotted mystery/suspense novel that will keep you guessing right up to the climax. Nelson, a struggling private investigator, gets caught up in an investigation into corporate embezzlement that takes him on a dangerous journey into the underworld of a Mexican Cartel. The narrative moves along at a crisp pace as the clues lead Nelson closer to the answer, but also closer to peril. Readers will delight in this twisty ride that results in a well-earned surprise ending.

—Gregory Lee Renz, Award-Winning Author of Beneath the Flames and Beyond the Flames

A novel worth your time puts you in interesting company, takes you to interesting places and makes you care about what happens—Geoffrey Carter’s latest “IN BAD FAITH” does all of that and more. Writing with a crisp, sparse style that puts the reader in the midst of the action, Carter creates multidimensional characters that become traveling companions on a fascinating quest to right wrongs in a world of outrageous schemes and loud-talking big money.

From the tough streets of Chicago to even tougher remote Mexican towns with their religious/gang entanglements, Carter invites the reader along to listen in as Nelson, Mia and Lionel sort through one complexity after another as things go from bad to worse to where is the missing five million dollars and were the Mexican miners actually murdered for money? In the midst of all of this is the mental health issue that started it all and the sensitive way treatment is approached.

Carter has done a lot of good work here, and “In Bad Faith” measures up in all the ways a good novel should.

–Bill Stokes, Author of Margaret’s War and Chicago Tribune columnist

Reader’s Favorite Five-Star Review of In Bad Faith

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Author’s new book receives a warm literary welcome.

Reviewed By Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers’ Favorite

In Bad Faith by Geoffrey Carter follows the fortunes—and misfortunes—of Nelson West. Once a homicide detective in Chicago, West now works as a private investigator. When Lionel Bing hires him to investigate a large loan, West finds himself deep in a conspiracy that stretches from the boardrooms of Chicago to the depths of the Mexican jungle. It started as financial fraud, but when West joins forces with Mia Wentworth, a forensic specialist, together with Lionel, they soon uncover links to the Catholic Church, drug cartels, and a gold mine. The corruption runs deep, but when things turn personal, the stakes are raised, and West is in for the fight of his life.

In Bad Faith by Geoffrey Carter is a stunning, character-driven noir thriller. The plot is tight and fast-paced, but the characters are the real stars of the show. They are wholly realistic, likable people, flawed and with real emotional depth, especially the main protagonist. High-octane action interspersed with a little humor makes for a compelling read, one of those books that pulls you so deeply into the story, you are there until the very end. As the story moves, each character’s backstory comes out, adding new angles to the plot. The writing is crisp and to the point—every word counts. This will take you on an unforgettable journey, and it will leave you with mixed feelings—not about the story itself but about the crime and whether it should even be one. Mental health is also a strong theme running through the narrative. There are some scenes of violence, but it’s one story you won’t forget in a hurry. This is an entertaining read, and I hope to see more of this trio in the future.”

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