A Brilliant Death
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0138NKK1Y |
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| Number of Pages | : | 385 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was the recipient of more than thirty local, state, and national journalism awards in categories ranging from investigative reporting to feature writing. Yocum is also the author of Dead Before Deadline and Other Tales from the Police Beat and Insured for Murder (with Catherine Candisky). It was selected for the Choose to Read Ohio program for 2013-14 and was a featur
The two boys find an unlikely ally: an alcoholic former detective who served time for falsifying evidence. Nearly two decades after her death, Travis and Mitch piece together a puzzle lost to the dark waters of the Ohio River. Now in high school, Travis yearns to know more about his mother. Although his reputation is in tatters, the information the detective provides about the death of Amanda Baron is indisputable—and dangerous. With the help of his best friend, Mitch Malone, Travis begins a search for the truth about the mother he never knew. Amanda Baron died in a boating accident on the Ohio River in 1953. After the accident and the subsequent publicity, Travis’s father scoured the house of all evidence that Amanda Baron had ever lived, and her name was never to be uttered around him. Or, did she? While it was generally accepted that she had died when a coal barge rammed the pleasur
The story is powerful.”—Mystery Scene “The entire novel exists at the point where good crime fiction crosses well-executed young adult fiction and the result is a highly readable and altogether successful piece of writing.”—Toronto Star“An engrossing coming-of-age mystery. Yocum continues to write with great tenderness about small-town life in the Ohio River Valley.”—Booklist Online“Yocum…creates so much sympathy for his characters in this coming-of-age tale that you hope for an alternate theory to what appears to be the ineluctable facts of a tragedy.”—Kirkus Reviews“Smooth, understated writing…. Vivid local color and a satisfying portrait of boyhood fri
Crime with psychological justice Remembered: the high school years; full of hi school activities, leisure times, and what a true & deep friendship, Travis and Mitch, (yikes, the attic), & a rich and fondly described Brilliant, OH (& the true & present decline of success & prosperity of this area). Mr. Yocum filled out the mystery with a terrible tragic secret, and an innocent child grew up being neglected, consistently and arbitrarily abused by a cruel soul, his own father. To me, maybe incorrectly and looking too deeply, it is interesting , Travis was THE punished but Frank, the wicked thing, was to live with // Travis broke away from his cruel childhoo. D. Zlatoper said If you enjoy murder mystery you will LOVE this book. Mr. Yocum isn't a master storyteller. If you enjoy murder mystery you will LOVE this book. It will grab your attention from page one and not let go! Well written and nicely paced, it will keep you enthralled with every step of the protagonists' journey. Do yourself a favor and read this book, you will be so glad you did!. "Yocum's best." according to PAC0. This is Yocum's best book yet. The characters are well developed (complex and real) as are the scenes and the emotions through which the characters interact. It is truly an enjoyable read that should appeal to men and women alike. I was left with the feeling that this must have been a true story!