Fell Back [Hardcover]

M. E. Kerr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1989

When a classmate at his exclusive private school falls to his death from a tower, seventeen-year-old John Fell is determined to find out whether the incident was suicide, accident, or murder.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This book picks up where Fell left off, with Lasher, a member of Sevens (the elite club at Gardner prep school) falling to his death. Despite himself, Fell, whose father was a private investigator, gets drawn into investigating Lasher's death and the subsequent suicide of the dead boy's nemesis, Creery. At the same time, he begins tutoring Nina Deem, a townie whose father was in Sevens. Fell has his hands full with wily Nina and her obsession with Eddie, whom Mr. Deem claims is a drug dealer. The web of intrigue gets thicker and more tangled, until Fell finds the thread that connects the two deaths with Eddie and with Creery's shadowy stepbrother--and nearly loses his own life. What was so captivating about Fell was its crackling narrative and the fact that one could never tell in which direction the story was heading. Disappointingly, the spark that ignited that book seems to have fizzled out, and Fell Back , although entertaining, is just another mystery story starring a budding junior detective. Ages 12-up.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 181 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books; 1st edition (September 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060232927
• ISBN-13: 978-0060232924
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,643,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It stays with you, December 9, 1999

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Gali - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fell Back (Charlotte Zolotow Book) (Library Binding)

I actually remember this Fell much clearer than the first one. While it still offers the amazing M E Kerr ability for feeling andd drama, i don't think a science fiction reader would be disapointed with it, since it depicts a lively world with rules of it's own. Some of the ideas from this book will stay with me forever. And in addition to this, it is also a thriller. What more could you ask for?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clever Mind Trap!, May 20, 1998

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[e-mail] (Scott AFB, IL 62225) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fell Back (Hardcover)

This book had an excellant and unpredictable plot. It contains the basic elements to keep the interest of any teenager such as I. It is filled with Love and Death backed up by well defined charaters each posessing a unique and intricate personality. It will keep you thinking about it for months after you've read it. If any one knows where I could get a copy of it or its sequal "Fell Down" drop me an e-mail.

3.0 out of 5 stars A Murderer Is On the Loose, May 23, 2003

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Mary Sheldon (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fell Back (Charlotte Zolotow Book) (Library Binding)

Fell Back has a main character of John Fell. He is a member of the Sevens club. On campus a boy named Lasher jumped off of a building killing himself. Right before jumping, Lasher had a fight with his enemy, Creery. That led many to believe Creery had killed Lasher, until Creerys body was found too. Fell gets caught up in what really happened to both men, and spends many months trying to find out. Fell, to get his mind off the deaths, is assigned a town girl named Nina Deem to tutor. She is in love with a man named Eddie Dragon, who her dad does not want her to be around. That is also a reason Fell is sent to tutor Nina, to try to keep her away from Eddie.
I thought this book was okay, not great or horrible. It is a sequel to another book which I have not read which may be why I dont think much of this book. I did, however, like the authors writing style. Fell Back also contained many surprises which made me want to keep reading. I have never before read a mystery book like this one. What makes it unique is the fact that the characters do not find out the mystery for themselves, they have help from tprehe FBI. Overall, this book would receive about a 3 on a 1-5 scale. But, in my opinion, if you want to read this book, read the prequal first.