City of the Sun
A Novel
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4.1 • 28 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Private detective Frank Behr has been perfectly content living a solitary life, working on a few simple cases, and attempting to move on from his painful past. But when Paul and Carol Gabriel ask him to help them find their missing son, he can hardly refuse. Going against everything he fears—Behr's been around too long to hope for a happy ending—he enters into an uneasy partnership with Paul on a quest for the truth that will become both dangerous and haunting. Richly textured and crackling with suspense on every page, City of the Sun masterfully takes readers on an investigation like no other.www.davidlevien.com
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Screenwriter Levien's debut crackles with raw intensity as it hurtles from a placid Indianapolis suburb to a dingy Mexican outpost. Paul and Carol Gabriel are devastated when their 12-year-old son, Jamie, disappears on his paper delivery route one morning. Fourteen months later and with the police no closer to finding Jamie, they hire PI Frank Behr, an imposing ex-cop with a checkered past. Behr soon discovers that Jamie's disappearance was no random grab but part of a larger operation run by Riggi, a real estate tycoon who deals in everything from drugs to stolen children. Reluctantly allowing Paul to accompany him, Behr tracks Riggi's men to Mexico, where he and Paul discover the true extent of Riggi's depravity as they race against the clock to find Jamie. Levien expertly weaves a subplot involving the tragic death of Behr's own young son into the complex kidnapping story, and the moments shared between the two grieving fathers are heartbreaking. Fans of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch will be particularly delighted.
Customer Reviews
A mystery to remember
There are few mysteries that hold unexpected turns and twists that catch and hold the imagination. Just beginning with the concept, this novel holds an unconventional situation that few people know about. I can only begin to imagine the research that went into writing this. The plot and characters are a whole other can of worms, a narrative dream that is nearly impossible to pull away from, a balance of round and flat characters and a driving desire to know what happens next.
Truly a story of great worth, this mystery novel in one that everyone should be talking about.
Wonderful
Yet again another book that is underrated. It's a MUST READ. I'm in love!