Sand Castle

By Joe Palmer and Joe Palmer

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971540233
• ISBN13: 9780971540231
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Barnhardt & Ashe Pub Inc
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 16 years and up

Customer Reviews

Sand Castle by Joe Palmer was wonderful and a joy to read!

Sand Castle by Joe Palmer is beautiful. He paints the sea side town where it takes place so well, you think that you are really there. The book's rhythm is relaxing - a perfect vacation mystery!

Palmer is a smooth writer who carefully builds the plot

Joe Palmer wrote this novel of a powerful family's machinations based on his time in Youngstown in New England as a youth. Although he has roots in Monte Paone, Calabria, Italy, Palmer has no connection to organized crime. SAND CASTLE will be followed up by MURDER AT SAND CASTLE. Joe Palmer is presently director of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library. When Angelo Viscomi, founder of a multi-million dollar construction company in Youngstown, Ohio, suddenly dies his daughter Teresa Viscomi Blake Mahoney arrives home to find that her father's wife Claudia had completely remodeled the mansion. Her old flame Joe Cutruzzula, the family lawyer, arrived to help her sort through the legal tangle. Joe and Robert, Teresa's first husband and the love of her life, were best friends. Teresa then visits the "Sand Castle" home that she and Robert shared. Her current husband, John, is insanely jealous of her first husband and is pressuring her to sell Sand Castle and sign over her father's home to her stepmother. But then John is murdered, and Teresa and Joe must piece together what has happened over the last seven years to save her family and the business: "Joe responded in a calm way. 'I agree with you. However, we need to be on guard. We know that John was murdered. We believe that Robert and your father could have been murdered also. Those supposed murders might have been tied to John's murder. If that is true, then it is all tied to the company. You will now be a major player in the company - perhaps the real power. Changing the direction of the company will cause much anger and unhappiness for those who have been directing it. We have to be careful. We have to keep our cards close to our chest.'" There is nothing more fun than reading about a powerful family who are at each other's throats. Add murder and you have the scene set for a luscious piece of entertainment. Palmer is a smooth writer who carefully builds the plot and develops characters that are riveting. Teresa is an easily lovable character, and Joe's unrequited love for her is sweet and pure. Children scamper about in the many mansions, creating a life energy that positively adds to the plot. A great read! Shelley Glodowski Senior Reviewer

First novel a surprising find

Very nicely written, flows well in character and plot development. Vivid descriptions put you at the scene of action. The knowledge and love of the author for Cape Cod and things Italian is very evident. My preferred suspect turned out to be innocent; the surprise ending left me slack and agape!

Sand Castle

Sand Castle was a great murder mystery. It kept you on the edge of your seat through the entire book and the ending was totally unexpected. I would recommend it to anyone. I would like to know when there will be another.