Moving Day by Jonathan Stone
Forty years’ accumulation of art, antiques, and family photographs are more than just objects for Stanley Peke—they are proof of a life fully lived. A life he could have easily lost long ago. When a con man steals his houseful of possessions in a sophisticated moving-day scam, Peke wanders helplessly through his empty New England home, inevitably reminded of another helpless time: decades in Peke’s past, a cold and threadbare Stanislaw Shmuel Pecoskowitz eked out a desperate existence in the war-torn Polish countryside, subsisting on scraps and dodging Nazi soldiers. Now, the seventy-two-year-old Peke—who survived, came to America, and succeeded—must summon his original grit and determination to track down the thieves, retrieve his things, and restore the life he made for himself. Peke and his wife, Rose, trace the path of the thieves’ truck across America, to the wilds of Montana, and to an ultimate, chilling confrontation with not only the thieves but also with Peke’s brutal, unresolved past.
A very frightening tale that's written so well, the reader will be able to see everything that's happening in their mind's eyeThe writing is A-one, and the subject is very close to the heart, creating a story that easily affects anyone who reads it. A definite keeper! -Suspense Magazine If you read no other book this summer...You must read this one. -Beader Bubbe's Book Blog Moving Day is a solid read. It demands as much from the reader as it gives to the reader. It will make you think. It will help you feel grateful for the little (and big) things in your life. -Back Porchervations blog This book is more than a thriller; it has drama, psychological insight, and a transformative experience. -Hadassah Magazine This is not simply a great story, however; Stone's skills as a journeyman author and skilled storyteller are on display here in equal measure, so much so that you will reach for the book to read it again. And again. -The Book Reporter
Jonathan Stone writes his books on the commuter train from his home in Connecticut to his advertising job in midtown Manhattan. Honing his writing skills by creating smart and classic campaigns for high-level brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, and Mitsubishi has paid off, as Stone’s first mystery-thriller series, the Julian Palmer books, won critical acclaim and was hailed as “stunning” and “risk-taking” in Publishers Weekly starred reviews. He earned glowing praise for his novel The Cold Truth from the New York Times, who called it “bone-chilling.” He’s the recipient of a Claymore Award for Best Unpublished Crime Novel and a graduate of Yale, where he was a Scholar of the House in fiction writing.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781477818244 |
| ISBN 10 | 1477818243 |
| Titel | Moving Day |
| Autor | Stone Jonathan |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Thomas And Mercer |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2014-06-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 284 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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