Killing Neptune's Daughter - Softcover

Randall Peffer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933108053 ISBN 13: 9781933108056

Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

The perfect book for those who fancy the darker, grittier side of mystery. A hit-you-in-the-guts psychothriller, this is a compelling story of one man s search for truth and inner peace. "Mystery Scene"

This is a story for those who can handle grit with their detective fiction . . . provocative and disturbing portrait of Cape Cod youth running seriously amok. It s worth the turn of the screw on the reader s thumbs, however, for Mr. Peffer s unforgettable characters, startling revelations, and haunting New England atmospherics. "Vineyard Gazette"

Returning to his hometown was something Billy Bagwell always dreaded. But he felt he owed it to Tina, the object of his childhood sexual obsession, to see her off properly. Even in death she could seduce him to her. Upon his return to Wood s Hole on Cape Cod, Billy s past with his old friends especially his best friend, present-day Catholic priest Zal floods his mind with classic machismo and rite-of-passage boyhood events. But some of their moments were a bit darker, and all seemed to revolve around or involve Tina . . . moments that Billy didn t want to remember.

This psycho-thriller carries Billy deeper and deeper into long-repressed memories of 35-year-old crimes. As the days grow darker, Billy finds himself caught in a turbulent tide of past homoerotic encounters, lost innocence, rage, religion, and lust.

Randall Peffer is the author of "Watermen," "Logs of the Dead Pirates Society," and many travel guides. His writing has appeared in "Smithsonian," "Reader s Digest," "National Geographic," "The New York Times," "The Washington Post," "San Francisco Examiner," "Chicago Tribune," and many other publications. He teaches literature and writing at Phillips Academy Andover. This is his first novel."

About this title

Synopsis

A beautifully written psychological thriller set amid the mists of Cape Cod. Noelle Werlin, the beautiful wife of a rock 'n' roll legend, was never able to shake the ghosts of her past, but dying at the hands of one of those ghosts never crossed her mind. In Woods Hole on Cape Cod, Noelle grew up as Neptune de Oliveira's daughter Celestina - otherwise known as Tina the Tease. Changing her name and running away to New York as a teenager, she thought she could run away from her life of unspeakable sexual depravity on the cape. However, Tina's body is found with a marlin spike through her heart. She was brutally raped and then sliced up. Her cocaine addicted, philandering, rockstar husband, Butch Werlin, is the NYPD's primary suspect. But the morbid class reunion of childhood boyfriends who congregate for Tina's funeral think otherwise. They think the murderer is actually from Woods Hole, and that somehow their high school buddy Billy Bagwell has been at the centre of some gruesome web since their teenage years.

This psycho-thriller carries Billy Bagwell deeper and deeper into long-repressed memories of 35-year-old crimes from the days when Billy was known as "Bagger, the crazy Bagman." As the days grow darker, Billy finds himself caught in a turbulent tide of past homoerotic encounters, lost innocence, rage, religion and lust.

About the Author

Randall Peffer is the author of Watermen, Logs of the Dead Pirates Society and six travel guides. His writing has appeared in Smithsonian, Reader's Digest, National Geographic, New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, Chicago Tribune and many other publications. He teaches literature and writing at Phillips Academy/Andover. This is his first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1933108053
• ISBN 13: 9781933108056
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 249