All The Way Gone

by John Kosik (Editor), Dee Dee Robertson (Illustrator), D James Eldon

Overview

Imagine your wife disappears. When the police get involved you find yourself thrust into a world where everything you thought you knew about yourself was wrong, and the lies you've been living have caught up to you. Do you deny the truth or lose yourself to your demons? This is Jack Turner's nightmare. This is All The Way Gone. The first book in the Brooklyn Homicide Investigations. With the police suspecting him, Turner learns you can never outrun yourself. The story turns on a series of seemingly unconnected events. Things become complicated as the two detectives assigned to the case begin following different threads, leading them in opposite directions. Can these men who've worked together for years survive their differences and come together to solve the case? Is Jack Turner involved in his wife's disappearance? More importantly, will they find her in time? All The Way Gone will hold your attention from the first page to the last. You won't be able to put it down. All The Way Gone is an all the way great read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781537545127
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/09/2009
Series:	Brooklyn Homicide Investigations , #1
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

D. James Eldon is a poet, novelist, and short-story writer from New York City. His work has been published online and in print, in the US, Canada, and Europe, in both English and French.

His debut novel, the first in the Brooklyn Homicide Investigations, All The Way Gone, is available as an e-book and paperback in English as well as a paperback in French (under the title Sur Le Fil).

His latest novel in the Brooklyn Homicide Investigations, Brooklyn Heat, is available now in paperback and eBook formats.

Check out his poetry on the blog Disposable Poetry.

Editorial Reviews

In Eldon's debut mystery, a husband returns from his morning jog to find his wife missing, but the authorities aren't ready to pronounce him innocent. When distraught Jack Turner turns to the police for help finding his wife, Detective Marty Lufkin finds something devious in the man's account; he's determined to prove that Jack wanted his wife gone. However, Marty's partner, Ryan Sullivan, isn't convinced, and he spots a possible connection to another suspect. The two cops work their case from separate ends, while Jack tries to keep the police from digging into his past. The lives of the detectives are the heart of Eldon's book. Marty, in particular, spends more time brooding than examining case details or questioning people. He becomes disillusioned with his job while coming to terms with his divorce and a cop friend's suicide. Yet, it's the book's behind-the-scenes approach that makes for a great read. Sequences like a closeted gay detective who wants to come out to his partner prove more engrossing than the case itself, which often takes a backseat. The investigation unfolds slowly and only shines when various pieces start fitting together: a man fleeing a routine stop; a young boy hit by a bicyclist, etc. Sporadic passages featuring an unidentified, bloody woman in pain and her sexually explicit encounters with an unnamed man help preserve the mystery of Jack's missing wife. Meanwhile, Jack's ambivalent behavior, such as telling no one at work that his wife is gone, will keep readers guessing. Eldon fuels the story with pointed dialogue that rings true to its speakers, which is fortunate, since the majority of the novel consists of characters conversing. One inspired bit has Marty and Ryan on separate phone calls that, for a brief moment, sound as if the two men are speaking to one another. Enjoyable more as an intriguing drama than a procedural page-turner.

Kirkus Reviews