So begins The Fall, a mystery that traces the deepest bonds of friendship from Shamus Award winner David Fulmer. Following the shocking first scene, the story shifts to a Manhattan morning as Richard Zale happens upon a news story about yet another classicsong being snapped up for an advertising campaign. He tells his wife about the marvelous moment whenhe and his childhood friend Joey Sesto first heard it. |
"A compelling story that begins with a poetically
rendered tumble off a cliff and develops into a
murder mystery fraught with old flames and small-
town drama. Fulmer’s plotting is dead-on, and his
prose is as evocative as ever."
- Atlanta Magazine
Complete Review
rendered tumble off a cliff and develops into a
murder mystery fraught with old flames and small-
town drama. Fulmer’s plotting is dead-on, and his
prose is as evocative as ever."
- Atlanta Magazine
Complete Review
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"From simple regret to murder, Fulmer's
adventure down memory lane is fraught with
unexpected menace, memory, a foolish
distraction in an age of terrorism, and the
futility of best intentions. Everything falls into
place in Fulmer’s tale of friendship turned
deadly."
- CurledUp.com
Complete Review
adventure down memory lane is fraught with
unexpected menace, memory, a foolish
distraction in an age of terrorism, and the
futility of best intentions. Everything falls into
place in Fulmer’s tale of friendship turned
deadly."
- CurledUp.com
Complete Review
"The road-not-taken material is handled so
beautifully by Fulmer that we can glimpse bits
of ourselves."
- Mystery Scene Magazine
Complete Review
beautifully by Fulmer that we can glimpse bits
of ourselves."
- Mystery Scene Magazine
Complete Review
That evening, with the song or his former friend
still on his mind, he decides to make contact, only
to learn from Joey’s sister Angela that he’s been
dead for two weeks. It was he who had fallen to his death in the first scene.
Staggered by the news and wracked with guilt, Richard travels back to his hometown of Wyanossing,
PA to pay his respects. When he arrives, he is greeted by Angela and another drama begins, as the two
of them have a secret history. Now a local attorney, she’s still grieving, and while grateful for the
visit, she’s wary of Richard.
It’s his intention to stay just long enough to pay his respects. However, he’s only in town a short
while when old frictions and a new puzzle emerges.Officially, Joey’s death was ruled an accident. He
was wandering around Nock Hill, an old stomping ground, when he stepped onto the jutting edge of
Council Rock and then fell. Puzzled by this odd end and not quite willing to say goodbye, Richard
decides to stay the rest of the day and that night as her guest. As he wanders around town, New
York actor Richard Zale reverts to hometown boy Richie Zaleski; and Richie Zaleski wants to know
how his friend Joey died.
Though he’s no detective, Wyanossing is a small town and secrets live close to the surface. Once he
starts poking around, former friendd reappear to share suspicions of foul play, former enemies make it
clear that they want him gone, and strangers drop tantalizing hints that things are not what they seem.
He stays another day and night, and convinces Angela that there’s something amiss. With her
cooperation, keeps digging, and finds out that Joey was spending a lot of time in the town library,
poring over old maps.
The story begins to take an ominous turn. His car is savagely vandalized. Someone takes a shot at
Angela and him. Some locals pick a fight in a bar gets him arrested.
He and Angela manage to keep their hands off each other as the mystery deepens, though the sexual
tension between them is electric. Meanwhile, his wife in New York grows alarmed by the threats from
parties unknown -- and from his one-time love. Undaunted, Richie continues on a dangerous trail.
Whathe finds at the end of that road is a large and insidious evil that lurks in the shadows of the placid
little borough.
The story winds to a fever pitch and comes down to a gut-wrenching climax of blood and betrayal,
with the lives of Richard and Angela and the final verdict of Joey’s death caught in the glare of one
deadly moment.
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still on his mind, he decides to make contact, only
to learn from Joey’s sister Angela that he’s been
dead for two weeks. It was he who had fallen to his death in the first scene.
Staggered by the news and wracked with guilt, Richard travels back to his hometown of Wyanossing,
PA to pay his respects. When he arrives, he is greeted by Angela and another drama begins, as the two
of them have a secret history. Now a local attorney, she’s still grieving, and while grateful for the
visit, she’s wary of Richard.
It’s his intention to stay just long enough to pay his respects. However, he’s only in town a short
while when old frictions and a new puzzle emerges.Officially, Joey’s death was ruled an accident. He
was wandering around Nock Hill, an old stomping ground, when he stepped onto the jutting edge of
Council Rock and then fell. Puzzled by this odd end and not quite willing to say goodbye, Richard
decides to stay the rest of the day and that night as her guest. As he wanders around town, New
York actor Richard Zale reverts to hometown boy Richie Zaleski; and Richie Zaleski wants to know
how his friend Joey died.
Though he’s no detective, Wyanossing is a small town and secrets live close to the surface. Once he
starts poking around, former friendd reappear to share suspicions of foul play, former enemies make it
clear that they want him gone, and strangers drop tantalizing hints that things are not what they seem.
He stays another day and night, and convinces Angela that there’s something amiss. With her
cooperation, keeps digging, and finds out that Joey was spending a lot of time in the town library,
poring over old maps.
The story begins to take an ominous turn. His car is savagely vandalized. Someone takes a shot at
Angela and him. Some locals pick a fight in a bar gets him arrested.
He and Angela manage to keep their hands off each other as the mystery deepens, though the sexual
tension between them is electric. Meanwhile, his wife in New York grows alarmed by the threats from
parties unknown -- and from his one-time love. Undaunted, Richie continues on a dangerous trail.
Whathe finds at the end of that road is a large and insidious evil that lurks in the shadows of the placid
little borough.
The story winds to a fever pitch and comes down to a gut-wrenching climax of blood and betrayal,
with the lives of Richard and Angela and the final verdict of Joey’s death caught in the glare of one
deadly moment.
Visit David Fulmer's homepage
| "Terrific! Great characters, great plot." - Jon Polito |
| "Fulmer makes a very successful transition from historical mysteries to the contemporary in this very good character- driven story. I highly recommend this book." Complete Review here. - Mystsery File |
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