Denial (novel)
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| Author | Stuart M. Kaminsky |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Forge Books |
Publication date | June 1, 2005 |
| ISBN | 978-0-765-31165-8 |
Denial is a 2005 mystery novel by American writer Stuart M. Kaminsky,[1][2][3] a Grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America.[4] It is a Lew Fonesca mystery.[1]
Plot
[edit]This novel has two mysteries.
Lew, a process server and an occasional amateur detective,[5] is investigating two separate cases. The first involves a nursing home resident who asks him to prove that a murder has occurred in the facility because no one will believe her. He searches for a hit-and-run driver who killed a 14 year old boy in the second. This investigation reignites the anguish he feels over losing his wife the same way and it sends him into despair.[1]
Main characters
[edit]- Lewis Fonesca - amateur sleuth
- Ann Horowitz - psychologist and friend of Lew
- Nancy Root - mother of Kyle McClory
- Kyle McClory - victim of the hit-and-run driver, John Welles
- John Wellington Welles - hit-and -run driver who ran over Kyle
- Dorothy Cgnozic - old woman who says she saw someone murdered in the Seaside Assisted Living
- Vivian Pastor - the one who was murdered by her daughter-in-law, Alberta Pastor
- Alberta Pastor - murderer of Vivian Pastor
- Georgia Cubbins - mother of Alberta who will confess what her daughter did to Vivian
- Ames McKinney - older friend and guardian of Lewis who helped him in his expedition
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Denial: A Lew Fonesca Mystery". Publishers Weekly. May 9, 2005. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Denial". Kirkus Reviews. April 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Denial". Booklist. May 1, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "MWA Grand Masters – Mystery Writers of America". Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Always Say Goodbye: A Lew Fonesca Mystery". Publishers Weekly. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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