The Next Town Over - 9781984513298

As autumn sets in, the small bucolic town of Beaumont Springs is rocked by a horrific tragedy. The brutal slayings of two of the towns most popular citizens send a shock wave through the community, leading to the fear that a dangerous killer is on the loose and ready to strike again at any time. With the tragic deaths of young Abby Lentz and Nicholas Coleman, two lovers with a once-bright future, the town of Beaumont Springs, an idyllic lakeshore paradise in Erie County, Pennsylvania, has forever lost its innocence. Detective James Donello, a hardened veteran and skilled homicide detective, is assigned to solve the ghastly murders. A transplant from Albany, New York, where he served for many years as a decorated homicide investigator with the state police, Donello is determined to bring the killer to justice by finding out the truth behind the vicious slayings at any cost. Having escaped from a scandal that nearly ruined his career and marriage, Donello and his team spend long hours combing through every possible clue and lead. The wounds from Albany still fresh in his mind, Donello risks destroying what is left of his rocky marriage and delicate family life all in the pursuit of justice and closing what will turn out to be the most important case of his long and illustrious career. Fresh and poignant in its tone and storytelling, The Next Town Over is a taut and enticing murder mystery that will leave the reader spellbound. With every suspect that emerges from the shadows of Detective Donellos dogged investigation, another tantalizing twist in the mystery unfolds to taunt and tease the audience. Will James Donello, the dedicated sleuth and streetwise law officer, solve the mystery in time to find justice for the victims? Or does the sleepy town of Beaumont Springs, with its tree-lined streets and wholesome family values, hold much darker secrets, ones that will prove to be the end of Detective Donello?

• | Author: Nathan Urban
• | Publisher: Xlibris
• | Publication Date: Apr 16, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 238 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 198451329X
• | ISBN-13: 9781984513298