Welcome to The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.
This is a really fun meme!
The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find a sentence or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.
Then go over to Freda’s Voice and leave your link so we can visit your 56!
My 56 for this week is from:
The Nutting Girl
by Fred DeVecca
Genre: Mystery
My 56 from the Paperback.
I tried to write them off as mere echoes while I put one foot in front of the other and trudged up the hill.
But I couldn’t.
Three Maydays. A distress signal had been sounded.
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Read on if you want to know more.
Synopsis
Middle-aged Frank Raven used to be a lot of things—a blind monk, a cop, a private detective, and a hard drinker. Now he doesn’t do much except run a funky old movie theater in bucolic Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, dance and sing with the local troupe of Morris Dancers, and record bird songs on his phone.
A lanky young wunderkind director, Nick Mooney, brings his Hollywood film crew to town and hires the “retired” Raven to protect his star: the wild, unpredictable, gorgeous, and prodigiously talented twenty-one-year-old Juliana Velvet Norcross, aka VelCro.
Reluctant at first, Raven takes on the job and slowly sees that there is more to VelCro than the troubled rebel she appears to be. She probes the former monk for his thoughts on God, love, and the soul. But Raven has renounced many of his former beliefs, and VelCro’s questions cause him to re-examine his life.
On the eve of filming, storms ravage the small village, and the river that runs through the center of town floods its banks. VelCro becomes ill and withdraws into the care of Sarah, the eighteen-year-old daughter of Frank’s girlfriend, Clara. The storm passes, VelCro recovers, and filming begins. But during the first shot, she is swept away into the river, leaving no trace.
What role did VelCro’s director play in her life? Did she fall? Did she jump? Was she pushed? Frank and Sarah are driven to find out what happened.
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This one seems pretty interesting.
A new author for me and I’m always happy to read a mystery.
The excerpt and the blurb intrigued me….I like characters doing funky things, who are then shaken up by the entrance of a new character. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “YOU’LL NEVER KNOW, DEAR”
I do too, Laurel. Character driven stories are fascinating to me.
Three maydays!!! Uh oh!!
Sounds like an exciting read.
I had to fix your link. It had a title where the url should’ve been. No biggie. 🙂
Happy weekend!
Oops. I forgot to grab the text. LOL Thanks, Freda
Looks like a good one. I’m dying to know what happened to her!
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Jo-Ann
So am I! It was hard not to keep reading, but I wasn’t to this point yet and it would have spoiled the book.
I haven’t heard of this one before. It sounds intriguing.
I’m excited to read it. A new author too:)
I haven’t heard of this one but it sounds like an entertaining read. That’s quite a list of professions that Frank has had!
I’m happy to discover a new author and series!
Some funky names, Velvet and Velcro…LOL Makes me wonder what happened to her. I suspect foul play.
sherry @ fundinmental Friday Memes
Ya think? LOL This is going to be fun.
I’m adding this to my TBR. 🙂
I’ve got good vibes about this book and hope you get a chance to read it.
I am intrigued by the opening. And from the synopsis, it sounds like something I would like.
That’s what I thought to!
Ooooh! This is a really interesting mystery. I am needing to know what happens and I think that I will have to check this one out. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
I want to know too! Hopefully I can get back to it this coming week.
I don’t care for mysteries, but this one sounds interesting. I saw the title on the email notification and I had to check it out. 🙂
I love a good mystery. I always try to solve it and I’m happy even when I’m wrong. LOL
Oooh so intrigued!!! Thanks for sharing! I am now going to check it out!
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I’m curious too so I imagine it won’t be long before I get back to this.
You have a lot of us interested to see what happens – best you do a review soon. Thanks for sharing and for the visit.
I’m hoping to finish it this week and will be reviewing ASAP:)
I totally thought that was a train on the cover, but it looks like it’s a row of buildings… 🙂 Happy reading, Laura!
I see what you mean now that you mention it:)