The Falling Woman - Stephen G. Eoannou
Product Details:
Paperback : 298 Pages
ISBN : 9781951631710
Cover design: Gwen Grafft
About the Book:
The Nicholas Bishop Mysteries continue with The Falling Woman…
In 1942, as war rages across the globe, a woman’s fatal leap from a hotel ledge captivates Buffalo, NY.
Mary Miller left no note, no explanation— her last seconds of life caught in a haunting front-page photograph. Enter Nicholas Bishop, an alcoholic private eye who’ s trying to rebuild his life. Hired by a ruthless mob boss, Bishop must unravel the mystery leading up to Miller’s final moments. But the ghosts of his past won’ t stay buried: a mentor resurfaces with a shady proposition, his long-lost mother returns claiming to converse with the dead, and his uncle has a suspicious connection to Miller’ s sister.
As Bishop and his partner Gia Alessi delve deeper into Miller’ s life, a diamond merchant’ s murder raises the stakes. Are these cases intertwined, or is Bishop just chasing ghosts?
The Falling Woman plunges readers into a world where every shadow conceals a secret and the past refuses to die. Prepare for a noir thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page…
About the Author:
Stephen G. Eoannou is the author of the novels After Pearl, Yesteryear, Rook, and the short story collection Muscle Cars. He has been awarded an Honor Certificate from The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Best Short Screenplay Award at the 36th Starz Denver Film Festival, and the 2021 International Eyelands Award for Best Historical Novel. Eoannou holds an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte and an MA from Miami University. He lives and writes in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, the setting and inspiration for much of his work. Find him at sgeoannou.com.
“After Pearl is raw, witty, and a thoroughly entertaining look back at crime in 1942 wartime America. Eoannou’s writing would make Elmore Leonard proud.”
“After Pearl is a wonderfully rendered hard-boiled historical mystery reminiscent of Chandler’s Marlowe novels. Stephen Eoannou has an innate ability to whisk the reader to another place and time while drawing the reader in through the eyes of his train wreck of a private investigator, Nicholas Bishop. Fantastic read! ”
“With the grit of Chandler and the raw nerve of Hammett, Eoannou crafts a masterclass in noir fiction. Each page of After Pearl sizzles with razor-sharp dialogue as Bishop, haunted by alcoholic blackouts and hounded by both cops and mobsters, stumbles through a maze of American Nazis, corrupt politicians, and deadly secrets in his quest to uncover Pearl’s murder.”