The Brothers Kenney

by Adam Mitzner

Overview

From master of the mystery genre and bestselling author Adam Mitzner comes The Brothers Kenney, a murder mystery that pushes one family to the breaking point.

Former track star Sean Kenney used to be on top of the world, but that was a very long time ago. Now he’s been estranged from his loved ones for the past two years—until the unthinkable calls him home.

While struggling to make sense of the devastating death that has shaken the Kenney family to its core, Sean grasps at the opportunity to seek forgiveness for his past mistakes—from his family and himself—while clinging to the belief that if he can discover what really happened that day, he might somehow be redeemed.

Both a family saga and a thrilling mystery, The Brothers Kenney searches for forgiveness and the meaning of home as assiduously as it does the identity of a killer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798212185912
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	08/13/2024
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Adam Mitzner, a lawyer by day, is also the author of A Conflict of Interest, one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of 2011. He lives in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

2024-06-15
A washed-up track star back in his hometown for the worst reason in the world resolves to investigate a death nobody but him thinks is suspicious.

Sean Kenney has competed with his brother ever since they both ran the 1600-meter event at East Carlisle High School. Although Michael Kenney was so fast that he was nicknamed Kick, Sean was even faster—until his failure to make it to the Olympics left him drained of ambition and will and identity, after which he left town and cut all ties with his family. When his sister, Katie, visits him in New Orleans after two years of silence on both sides to tell him their father’s early-onset Alzheimer’s disease has killed him, he returns with her to New Jersey, only to find that Michael Sr. is still alive; it’s Kick who’s died, but Katie thought if she told him the truth he wouldn’t have come home. The police are satisfied that Kick, a wealthy investment banker, shot himself, but Sean, who had spoken to him on the phone hours earlier, is certain they’re wrong and sets out to prove it. The major problem isn’t the evidence against Sean but the likelihood that, if Kick was murdered, the killer was almost certainly someone very close to both brothers: Kick’s wife, Jenny; Katie or her husband, Ben Whitting; or Rachel Fischer, Kick’s ex-girlfriend and Sean’s ex-lover, whom Sean promptly takes up with again because it was “the only way I could think of to turn back time.” In the end, Sean, who thought he wanted to learn the truth about his brother’s death, discovers a great deal more than he wanted to.

Twisty and affecting. The last twist is one too many, but the sorrow and love shine through to the end.

Kirkus Reviews

A twisting and turning murder mystery with heart, The Brothers Kenney offers up an unpredictable search for answers wrapped within a tale about ambition, failure, atonement, and family drama. Adam Mitzner’s latest novel hits hard with emotions and life’s lessons while delivering a thrilling whodunit that’ll keep you guessing.”

Best Thriller Books

Prepare yourself for a lump in your throat, a sting in your heart, and a sleepless night because you can’t bear to put this book down. Adam Mitzner has written a heartfelt and twisty tribute to the complexities of family in what will surely be one of the best novels of the year.”

author of If Something Happens to Me Alex Finlay

Adam Mitzner is a master of the mystery genre.”

praise for the author Midwest Book Review