The man had killed ten women across Virginia and Tennessee and was electrocuted for his crimes back in the late fifties. But he had left a cryptic message scratched on his death cell wall for his captor, detective Joe O'Riley, whose young wife had been the criminal's final victim. Now, decades later, another string of murders are working their way across the same two states, taking place in the very same old movie theaters. Expertly applied makeup leaves each victim resembling a different screen star from the fifties era. This evolving trail of death both horrifies and intrigues the now-retired Memphis Chief of Police O'Riley. His investigative fire is rekindled just as his love life returns-dormant since the death of his wife those many years ago. The striking similarity of the crimes, along with clues left at the crime scenes, baffle the police, the medical examiner, and O'Riley. Could this be a copycat? Or is the perpetrator's identity more sinister? A cat-and-mouse game between police and killer quickly escalates as the murders continue and once again, the love of O'Riley's life is planted firmly in the killer's path.
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"...Levy has crafted a lively and entertaining mystery with a special appeal." -- THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, October 22, 2000
"...a delightful tale of suspense and mystery, and the pages go flying by." -- John Grisham
"...a fine piece of writing...with crimes of such horror that even cynics will double-lock doors before perusing the next chapter." -- THE ROANOKE TIMES, October 15,2000
"I read it on my (July) trip to Okinawa. It's very good. I could hardly put it down." -- President BILL CLINTON, July 23, 2000
"...a delightful tale of suspense and mystery, and the pages go flying by." -- John Grisham
"...a fine piece of writing...with crimes of such horror that even cynics will double-lock doors before perusing the next chapter." -- THE ROANOKE TIMES, October 15,2000
"I read it on my (July) trip to Okinawa. It's very good. I could hardly put it down." -- President BILL CLINTON, July 23, 2000
About the Author
Bob Levy is a retailer with Oak Hall, a specialty clothing store founded by his great-great-grandfather in Memphis, Tennessee in 1859. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia. He is also the author of From the Coin's Point of View, a Roman history/short story collection. His second novel, Past Tense, is available from Sunstone Press.
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This review is from: Broken Hearts: A Novel of Suspense (Hardcover)
I picked up this book because Levy went to U.Va and set part of the book in Charlottesville. What a pleasant surprise to find a book filled not only with atmosphere of the present and the 50's but with really interesting characters. The premise of an executed serial killer inhabiting ..... well I won't give it away, but the book is impossible to put down, like a roller coaster you know where it is ultimately headed but you are enjoying the ride so much....
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The true story behind movies and books....,
By Shannon L. Yarbrough "Shannon L. Yarbrough" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Broken Hearts: A Novel of Suspense (Hardcover)
When you first pick up Bob Levy's new book, you may easily choose to put it back down due to its shiny pulp fiction like cover. However, the bloody bold yellow letters and old movie theater only set the stage for a nail-biting search for a serial killer in Elvis land. I actually work in the bookstore in the old movie theater that Levy mentions in Chapter 31. All of our employees have heard the "urban legends" that someone was once murdered upstairs in "the crying room." Levy gives great fictious flare to the stories we have all heard and keeps us wondering if they are actually true! He even decribes our store perfectly! For those of you who enjoy a great mystery or thriller, you will definitely enjoy the story Bob Levy plots! For those of us working at the bookstore, we hold our breath and check behind closed doors!!
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BROKEN HEARTS,
By Stephen L. Pruitt (Lincoln, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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Bob Levy really put it together with Broken Hearts. I started the book on an overnight business trip. By the time I got back home the book was finished and I was on Amazon looking for another book by Mr. Levy.
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"See how easy it is to change the way you look, Jimmy?" the young woman said with a smile "A little touch here, a wave of a brush there What do you think?" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Jimmy Seabold, David Lancaster, Joe O'Riley, Court Square, Brushy Mountain, Fourteenth Street, Marilyn Monroe, Nancy Summerfield, North Avalon, Second Street, Annie Shepherd, Main Street, Memphis Police Department, Trevor Mills, Hebe Fountain, Lisa Howard, Audrey Seabold, Beale Street, New York, Park Studio, Poplar Avenue, Sergeant O'Riley, The Body Farm, Thirteenth Street, Audrey Hepburn New!
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Jimmy Seabold, David Lancaster, Joe O'Riley, Court Square, Brushy Mountain, Fourteenth Street, Marilyn Monroe, Nancy Summerfield, North Avalon, Second Street, Annie Shepherd, Main Street, Memphis Police Department, Trevor Mills, Hebe Fountain, Lisa Howard, Audrey Seabold, Beale Street, New York, Park Studio, Poplar Avenue, Sergeant O'Riley, The Body Farm, Thirteenth Street, Audrey Hepburn New!
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- Marilyn Monroe (Spanish Edition) by William Taylor on page 96, and page 228
- My First Prayers: Thank You by Anne Riley on page 78
- Wiggle Waggle (Boohbah) by Silje Swendsen on page 194
- Thus Spake Zarathustra (Dover Thrift Editions) by Friedrich Nietzsche in Front Matter
- North Carolina (His The new enchantment of America) by John Allan Carpenter on page 21
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- When Love Is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD by Nancy Thomas in Back Matter
- America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender,and Sexuality at the Movies by Harry M. Benshoff on page 333
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