The Blue Journal

November 17, 2014
This gripping mystery, the first in a projected series from the pseudonymous Graham, introduces Lt. Det. Anthony Walker, who recently left the NYPD to spend more time with his family in Connecticut, only to have his wife move out and ask for a divorce. Devoted to his new job on the local police force because it’s all he has left, Anthony buries himself in the investigation of the shooting murder of Elizabeth Knoebel. His only clues are an unidentified gray car that sped away from the Knoebel house and an encoded diary describing in explicit detail Elizabeth’s many sexual encounters. When decoded, the diary reveals that among Elizabeth’s predatory conquests were women in her therapy group as well as some of their husbands participating in parallel sessions. Both groups are led by psychologist Randi Conway, who invokes patient confidentiality to avoid answering Anthony’s questions. The action builds to an exciting and unexpected conclusion. Bob Diforio, D4EO Literary Agency.

November 1, 2014

Anthony Walker spent a decade on the mean streets of New York City as a homicide cop. He saw the worst of the worst and it drove him to move his family to affluent Darien, CT, where the pay is lousy and the cost of living high, but Walker could count on coming home to his family each night. One problem, though: his wife was not impressed and left him. Now, he runs the detective desk in Darien and lives alone. When Walker is called to the scene of an attempted suicide, he meets psychologist Randi Conway, whose patient Elizabeth Knoebel, had tried to kill herself. When Elizabeth is later found shot to death, Randi and Anthony are thrown together to solve the case using Elizabeth's diary. VERDICT A dogged pursuit of the truth leads Walker to the culprit, but not before other deaths occur. Graham, the pen name of a New England suspense author, has written a crackerjack noir tale featuring a sad man trying to come to terms with a new life.

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