Shards: A Dark Mystery

By Tom Piccirilli

Book Overview

Nathaniel Follows, having a bad night, takes his misery to the beach, where he meets Susan. They find a mutual attraction and she invites him to a party, during which they make love. He discovers she has mutilated her body, leaving terrible scars. Upon rejoining the party, she jumps out a window to her death.Nathaniel must find out about her. In his search, he meets a nightclub owner, her parents, their lawyer and Susan's sister, who also carries scars ... except that these are on her soul. Any one could have driven Susan to suicide. The search uncovers greed, embezzlement, an abusive friend, and a wasted life.Piccirilli is a brave explorer of the darkest devices in the human soul. He is masterful at providing the kind of descriptions that flavor the best horror fiction Mystery NewsA fast-paced tour into the dark heart of mystery ... plenty of action, two-fisted and knife-edged Pirate WritingsPiccirilli elbows his way onto the mystery bookshelves with fists flying, guns blazing, razors flashing, and a secret hidden behind everyone's smile. Competent and full of jolts Deathrealm

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885173237
• ISBN13: 9781885173232
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Write Way Pub
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Brilliantly witty, and a great story, too!

Shards is simply a great read. Piccirilli writes wonderfully; he doesn't just tell a great story; he fashions that story with so much style and humor that the reader hesitates to skip even a single sentence for fear of missing something. Shards is like a fusion of Fletch and Lethal Weapon; it's tough and smart and fast paced and spiced by some of the wittiest one-liners I have ever encountered. I liked this book so much that, having finished it, I immediately bought everything available by Picirilli, and have yet to find any book which deserves less than a four or five star rating.

A wild, weird, and thrilling mystery

SHARDS is an outstanding novel that has an atmosphere like no other book I've ever read. Like its title, the protagonist of SHARDS has been shattered by trauma as a child and rebuilt himself into a hero. The balance between horror, humor, crime, and humanity works to perfection. Definitely check it out!

A creepy, edgy, dark mystery that is top-notch!!

SHARDS by Tom PiccirilliSHARDS starts out with a writer, Nathaniel Follows, going on a binge after the breakup with his girlfriend. He meets with a mysterious, rich girl Susan Hartford. She invites him to her B-day party the next day and that's when the s*** hits the fan. Something surprising happens at the party and Nathaniel must pick up the shards (get it?) of pieces to solve the puzzle. Along the way we follow Nathaniel trying to get at the bottom of it all and when we all realize what's going on, I was shocked, mad and spellbound. High energy, hilarious dialogue and true motivations behind the characters actions. Highly Recommended.

spellbinding

SHARDS starts out with a writer, Nathaniel Follows, going on a binge after the breakup with his girlfriend. He meets with a mysterious, rich girl Susan Hartford. She invites him to her B-day party the next day and that's when the* hits the fan. Something surprising happens at the party and Nathaniel must pick up the shards (get it?) of pieces to solve the puzzle. Along the way we follow Nathaniel trying to get at the bottom of it all and when we all realize what's going on, I was shocked, mad and spellbound. High energy, hilarious dialogue and true motivations behind the characters actions. Highly Recommended.

another winner

I'm a fan of all of Tom Piccirilli's novels, but SHARDS is perhaps my favorite. Dark but with plenty of humor, believable characters, and plenty of hardboiled-type mystery. You won't find a better fusion of intensity and wit.