Perfection, of a Kind

By Andrea Abraham

Danforth Van Owen has a secret; or, more accurately, he has seven of them, all buried beneath the backyard patio. Feeding off of the sympathy of women, he hunts in out-of-the-way locales for "wives"-who have an unfortunate habit of vanishing as soon as their stores of pity dry up. A social parable and suspense novel with elements of satire, Perfection, of a Kind is harrowing entertainment with flashes of trenchant humor.-----------------------------------------------------------Upon answering a knock at the front door, Beth was confronted by a pair of startlingly blue eyes. "I'm Lieutenant Garrett of the Pine Haven P.D. I was wondering if I might have a word with Mr. Van Owen?" "I'm sorry. My husband's already left for work." Patrick, naturally, knew very well that the merry widower was already on his way to the office; having waited inconspicuously in his own unmarked vehicle for a considerable length of time, until Dan had driven away. Please, come in," said Beth. Patrick retained his position on the front porch. "I just need to let you know that this is an unofficial visit." That was putting it mildly, he thought. He was, not to mince words, snooping around, without any legal authority whatever, on a closed case. "I'm just stopping by on my own time, mainly to see how everyone's doing." Actually, he was stopping by to size up the new Mrs. Van Owen, to ascertain whether she were the sort of woman to collude with her lover in the disposal of a superannuated wife.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692477616
• ISBN13: 9780692477618
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Cursing Cassandra Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.3"