Scheduled to be released this May Free
Fall: A John Ceepak Mystery takes readers back to “sunny, funderdull”
Sea Heaven. Like the rest of the coastline nearby, the eighteen mile long
barrier island that holds Sea Heaven, New Jersey, was seriously damaged by
Hurricane Sandy last fall. The residents survived, rebuilt, and are more than
ready to put the past behind them. It is June and that means the start of the
tourists and the start of the summer season. It also means the past is never
gone especially when the living remind Officer Danny Boyle of it.
Christine Lemonopolous easily reminds Danny of the
past and it comes with pain. Back in the day she was good friends with Katie
who was Danny’s love of his life until she was killed. Like a lot of the people
Danny knew when he and Katie were together, he lost track of Christine. Instead of being a nurse in a local hospital,
these days Christine works as a home health care nurse for the elderly,
disabled, and those who need her help. She struggles to make ends meet and
relies on several jobs with living arrangements to barely get by.
She also is now going to rely on Danny and by
extension John Ceepak to save her from an escalating legal situation. There is
no question she was fighting the wealthy Shona Oppenheimer when police arrived
on scene. The facts behind the situation and whether it truly was an assault
are in question. It doesn’t help that Christine has a less than stellar mental
health reputation these days; some of her patients have died in the past, and other
issues.
This latest in the series is another fun read
featuring Danny Boyle, John Ceepak, and others that readers know and love. As
always multiple story lines are present here and include references to families
and politics with much familial angst present. It wouldn’t be one of these
mysteries without references to Ceepak’s rules, Bruce Springsteen, and a few
other things. Free Fall: A John Ceepak Mystery is another fun
read, on and off the boardwalk, and an excellent way to start the summer.
Reviewer Note:
Sharp eyed readers may note the brief mention of a very minor character
by the name of “Kevin Tipple.” I had the honor of having my name selected by
the author for his use as he saw fit in the book. While the character and I share a name, we
share nothing else in common and that very brief use did not impact this
review.
FREE
FALL: A JOHN CEEPAK MYSTERY
Chris
Grabenstein
Pegasus
Crime
Scheduled
release May 2013
ISBN#
978-1-60598-475-9
Hardback
320
Pages
$25.00
ARC
sent to me by the author in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin
R. Tipple ©2013
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