Something I Keep Upstairs
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Product Details
Publisher: Provençal Press
Release Date: July 27, 2020
Formats: Paperback, Ebook
ISBN: PB: 978-2-9571108-0-3; EB: 978-2-9571108-1-0
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 362
Philip Crawford
“An assured mystery with an engaging narrator and a distinctive cast.” —Kirkus Reviews
Coleman Cooper is a troubled young man who can never get anything right—not even his own suicide.
When he is sent to an open-door mental health facility in a small New England village to get his life back on track, his journey darkens even further: someone starts killing the psychiatrists, one by one.
After taking a job tending bar at a local country inn—the social heart of the quirky little town where everyone knows everyone and grudges can last for decades—Coleman unwittingly finds himself at the center of the investigation, even a suspect.
Yet as villagers dread news of more victims and the police come up empty-handed, it is Coleman, and he alone, who discovers the twisted path to the killer’s identity—and the door to a new life for himself.
About the Author
Philip Crawford is a former writer and editor for the Paris-based International Herald Tribune (now The New York Times International Edition). A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, he divides his time between Paris and Aix-en-Provence.
Visit the author’s website at philipcrawfordauthor.com
Reviews
“Crawford’s writing is assured . . . the protagonist emerges as likable and authentic, yet his humorous narration never obscures his underlying struggles with severe trauma. Crawford, who graduated from Amherst College, gets the details of a New England town and the tensions between well-heeled summer visitors and the local community just right . . . An assured mystery with an engaging narrator and a distinctive cast.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Something I Keep Upstairs shines a spotlight on the violence that can lurk within a seemingly peaceful small town, where ‘people can hold grudges for 50 years’ and there’s ongoing tension between year-round residents and summer tourists. The novel also offers a look at small-town politics and journalism, as well as some unexpected plot twists; the mystery behind the killings in Pierrevert deepens.”
—Daily Hampshire Gazette
“Something I Keep Upstairs . . . gives you a likeable protagonist along with a colorful mix of admirable characters and a few despicable ones. And it provides a satisfying conclusion that’s perfect for the optimistic reader—or for an escape from the stresses of 2020.” —Boomer Magazine