Peter Pan Must Die
By John Verdon
Typically, most people flash through channels with breaking headlines. But you don't want to miss this headline. A woman is arrested for shooting her husband at his mother's funeral. But, a recent reopened case might tip the scale and prove her innocence. Maybe you should keep this channel on.
Peter Pan Must Die takes place in Upstate New York. This suspense-filled mystery is focuses on a very gruesome topic, murder. Carl Spalter was about to give his eulogy at his mother's funeral, but supposedly tripped over the carpet. That carpet filled with blood, and Carl had been shot. He was put in a wheelchair, and later died. Kay Spalter, Carl's wife, was accused of shooting Carl from an apartment in a building that is owned by Spalter Reality. Kay was arrested, and the trial was closed.
A few months after the trial, retired NYPD deceive Dave Gurney was living his typical life, but then his former coworker Jack Hardwick showed up at his door. Jack announced that he reopened the trial, and that Gurney was going to help find the truth. At first, Gurney is hesitant but soon decides to help Jack.
Gurney begins interviewing people close to Carl and visits where he was shot. He then realizes that the case is completly different then he imagined. Gurney goes to the apartment where the gun was supposedly fired to seek more information. What he realizes is that someone falsified evidence. While realizing this, "The apartment where Gurney now stood, mystified." (102). After looking around the apartment building and talking to the security monitor, Gurney finally finds someone, a resident in the apartment called Bolo, who knows what happened. Bolo explains to Gurney that he has some information that Gurney might want to have.
I would absolutly recommend this book. If you are a fan of mysteries, this book is defiantly for you. The plot twists and turns with a new suppose every chapter. Someone who doesn't like mysteries will also like this book. The suspense carries through the whole book and it will automatically hook the reader in. The suspense, plot, and the relatable characters/setting really make this book one that you should read. People who enjoy reading gruesome stories will also like this book because it deals with a horrific topic, murder. Death is a very interesting subject, so why not read about it?
The characters in this book are extremely relatable and can easily be seen in your life. Gurney is a man who misses the adventure and thrill in his life. Madeleine , his wife, is just like everyone's mother. She's concerned for her loved ones and always finds random activities to do. Jack is the crazy friend that someone either loves or hates. The characters are also a part of all of us. Gurney is the little kid inside of us who craves adventure, Madeleine is the person inside of who always wants to keep our loved ones safe, and Jack is the crazy side of everybody. Just like how someone jokes around with their friends, Jack," had a way of getting under Gurney's skin." (9). Everyone is a pain to their friends at sometime, or all the time in Jack's case.
I'm not going to force you to get up and buy this book right now. But, I highly recommend it. This book is relatable and will not bore you. It's one that you should defiantly consider having on your shelf. You won't die of boredom, you'll drop dead from the shocking plot in this story.
Gurney begins interviewing people close to Carl and visits where he was shot. He then realizes that the case is completly different then he imagined. Gurney goes to the apartment where the gun was supposedly fired to seek more information. What he realizes is that someone falsified evidence. While realizing this, "The apartment where Gurney now stood, mystified." (102). After looking around the apartment building and talking to the security monitor, Gurney finally finds someone, a resident in the apartment called Bolo, who knows what happened. Bolo explains to Gurney that he has some information that Gurney might want to have.
I would absolutly recommend this book. If you are a fan of mysteries, this book is defiantly for you. The plot twists and turns with a new suppose every chapter. Someone who doesn't like mysteries will also like this book. The suspense carries through the whole book and it will automatically hook the reader in. The suspense, plot, and the relatable characters/setting really make this book one that you should read. People who enjoy reading gruesome stories will also like this book because it deals with a horrific topic, murder. Death is a very interesting subject, so why not read about it?
The characters in this book are extremely relatable and can easily be seen in your life. Gurney is a man who misses the adventure and thrill in his life. Madeleine , his wife, is just like everyone's mother. She's concerned for her loved ones and always finds random activities to do. Jack is the crazy friend that someone either loves or hates. The characters are also a part of all of us. Gurney is the little kid inside of us who craves adventure, Madeleine is the person inside of who always wants to keep our loved ones safe, and Jack is the crazy side of everybody. Just like how someone jokes around with their friends, Jack," had a way of getting under Gurney's skin." (9). Everyone is a pain to their friends at sometime, or all the time in Jack's case.
I'm not going to force you to get up and buy this book right now. But, I highly recommend it. This book is relatable and will not bore you. It's one that you should defiantly consider having on your shelf. You won't die of boredom, you'll drop dead from the shocking plot in this story.
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