The Trapdoor
Nov 2011 · The John Wells Mysteries Book 1 · Open Road Media
Ebook
188
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
About this ebook
A reporter must overcome personal tragedy to cover a grisly assignment
The Dellacroce trial should be John Wells's biggest triumph. After years of hounding the mob boss, the New York Star reporter has finally brought enough evidence to light that the city can't help but prosecute. Just when Wells is about to dive into courtroom reporting, his editor pulls him off the story, dumping him on a human-interest fluff piece. The young girls of Grant County are killing themselves in droves, and Wells's editor wants to know why these teenagers keep putting their necks in nooses. It's a tedious assignment, but the normally combative reporter doesn't protest. He knows how it feels to lose a child to suicide.
Wells chases the story in Grant County even as the hanging deaths rake up memories of his troubled daughter's death. When the suicides begin to look like murder, Wells's reporting puts his own neck on the line.
The Dellacroce trial should be John Wells's biggest triumph. After years of hounding the mob boss, the New York Star reporter has finally brought enough evidence to light that the city can't help but prosecute. Just when Wells is about to dive into courtroom reporting, his editor pulls him off the story, dumping him on a human-interest fluff piece. The young girls of Grant County are killing themselves in droves, and Wells's editor wants to know why these teenagers keep putting their necks in nooses. It's a tedious assignment, but the normally combative reporter doesn't protest. He knows how it feels to lose a child to suicide.
Wells chases the story in Grant County even as the hanging deaths rake up memories of his troubled daughter's death. When the suicides begin to look like murder, Wells's reporting puts his own neck on the line.
A reporter must overcome personal tragedy to cover a grisly assignment
The Dellacroce trial should be John Wells's biggest triumph. After years of hounding the mob boss, the New York Star reporter has finally brought enough evidence to light that the city can't help but prosecute. Just when Well...
Discover more
About the author
Andrew Klavan (b. 1954) is the bestselling author of thrillers and hard-boiled mysteries, and the host of the Daily Wire's podcast "The Andrew Klavan Show." Born in New York City, Klavan was raised on Long Island and attended college at the University of California at Berkeley. He published his first novel, Face of the Earth, in 1977, and continued writing mysteries throughout the eighties, finding critical recognition when The Rain (1988) won an Edgar Award.
Besides his crime fiction, Klavan has distinguished himself as an author of supernatural thrillers, most notably Don't Say a Word (1991), which was made into a film starring Michael Douglas. He has two ongoing series: Weiss and Bishop, a private-eye duo who made their debut in Dynamite Road (2003), and The Homelanders, a young-adult series about teenagers who fight radical Islam. Besides his fiction, Klavan writes regular opinion pieces for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other national publications. He lives in Southern California.
Besides his crime fiction, Klavan has distinguished himself as an author of supernatural thrillers, most notably Don't Say a Word (1991), which was made into a film starring Michael Douglas. He has two ongoing series: Weiss and Bishop, a private-eye duo who made their debut in Dynamite Road (2003), and The Homelanders, a young-adult series about teenagers who fight radical Islam. Besides his fiction, Klavan writes regular opinion pieces for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other national publications. He lives in Southern California.
Andrew Klavan (b. 1954) is the bestselling author of thrillers and hard-boiled mysteries, and the host of the Daily Wire's podcast "The Andrew Klavan Show." Born in New York City, Klavan was raised on Long Island and attended college at the University of California at Berkeley. He published his f...
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
