Broken Hearts: A Novel of Suspense

By Bob Levy

Book Overview

Adam Baldwin, in the middle of his seventh term as a United States Senator, is at the pinnacle of his career. And he is the front-runner for his party's nomination for President at the looming Democratic National Convention. But a dark cloud hangs over his head. There is a seemingly far-fetched accusation that the candidate murdered a young woman decades before when in college. This is scoffed at by the local police, but when a suspicious explosion kills the accuser's family, the curiosity of the retired Memphis Chief of Police, Joe O'Riley, a high school classmate of Baldwin's, is aroused. O'Riley senses truth in the allegations, especially after a woman reports knowledge of the same murder. Yet, how could the man who made the accusation and this woman know such vivid details of the murder when neither was alive at the time it happened? And how could they know details of O'Riley's past known only to himself? Might all this be a link to an unsolved missing person case, O'Riley's first as a rookie cop, that had haunted him his whole career? Death and destruction stalk the couple as O'Riley jumps into the fray, determined to find out the truth before the country elects a murderer as the next President of the United States. John Grisham said: "Bob Levy weaves a delightful tale of suspense and mystery, and the pages go flying by," and "Library Bookwatch" reported that it was "...a well crafted, exciting and suspenseful tale." He is also the author of "From the Coin's Point of View," a Roman history/short story collection. Also highly recommended is Levy's suspense novel "Past Tense."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865346437
• ISBN13: 9780865346437
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Sunstone Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Never liked mysteries until I read this book!

I was asked to read this book by a friend and put it off until I had no choice. I don't like murder mysteries. After reading only a couple of chapters I was hooked and couldn't put it down. I was actually disappointed when I finsihed the book. I'm looking forward to Mr. Levy's next publication as I feel he is an excellent story teller. I've recommended this book to quite a few people since reading it and feel very confident that they will enjoy it as much as I did.

The true story behind movies and books....

When you first pick up Bob Levy's new book, you may easily choose to put it back down due to its shiny pulp fiction like cover. However, the bloody bold yellow letters and old movie theater only set the stage for a nail-biting search for a serial killer in Elvis land. I actually work in the bookstore in the old movie theater that Levy mentions in Chapter 31. All of our employees have heard the "urban legends" that someone was once murdered upstairs in "the crying room." Levy gives great fictious flare to the stories we have all heard and keeps us wondering if they are actually true! He even decribes our store perfectly! For those of you who enjoy a great mystery or thriller, you will definitely enjoy the story Bob Levy plots! For those of us working at the bookstore, we hold our breath and check behind closed doors!!

can't put it down!

This book was a real surprise. I simply could not stop turning pages. Fans of John Grisham will appreciate the well researched details of the book while Patricia Cornwell readers will love the well executed twist ending. I also appreciated the way the gruesome details were handled with an elegant touch that conveyed the horror of the crimes without glorifying them. All in all, a fascinating read that lacked nothing ... except perhaps a map for those of us who now wish to visit these old movie houses that inspired this author's impressive first novel. I can't wait for the next book.

Suspenseful thriller

This suspenseful thriller leads the reader down one street, then another, and another........ The plot is clever, unbelievably believable. Each broken heart made this reader's heart pound a little more, and a little more, and a little more. I look forward to the next.