Suspicion: A Novel. Joseph Finder. Penguin Group (USA). May 2014.
400 pp. ISBN#: 9780525459606.
Danny
Goodman is a well-known author who has penned a distinguished book about
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and is now way behind on finishing his next
book about entrepreneur/railroad developer Jay Gould. Now, his daughter Abby is about to be grossly
embarrassed because her father can’t pay her tuition at the private Boston
school, Lyman Academy.
Even
more poignant is the fact that Abby has become the only friend of Jenna
Galvin. Jenna’s dad, Thomas, is
super-rich; but because he’s not from an upper class family, the other students
at Lyman won’t accept Jenna, except Abby.
For that reason Thomas Galvin reaches out and saves Danny from a heap of
trouble with an incredible amount of money for tuition and beyond! Danny is very uncomfortable with this
so-called loan; it seems too good to be true and it is so, so costly!
A
request comes for Danny’s expertise at history but it’s a request that will put
the lives of Dannie, Lucy (his girlfriend) and Abby in mortal danger! If Danny doesn’t cooperate, it’s highly
probable that he’ll spend over thirty years in prison. He’d like to believe he has a choice but he
really doesn’t. Instead he will have to obey the instructions of DEA agents by
planting surveillance devices, reporting significant messages, and taking
photographs of men who are supposedly all tied into a Mexican drug cartel. Think this is a spoiler summary – NOT –
readers can’t imagine the surprising spins and turns this plot will take until
one can’t tell who is really telling the truth and who is lying.
Add
to plot an “angel of death,” some viciously brutal murders, a world of
diminishing trust of each character for every other character, and some wild
scenes where enemies attack, stories are twisted, and threats are carried out
and you have a small picture of an amazingly thrilling novel that one just
can’t put down, one that ends with a screeching bang followed by a mysterious
self-imploding clue. Stunning novel that
clearly demonstrates the adept skills of a brilliant thriller author! This would make one heck of a wild movie as
well!
Very,
very nicely done, Joseph Finder!
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