A Recipe for my book
Influences:
The TV Show "Lost"
The Video Game "BioShock"
a healthy does of good old-fashioned folklore like
"The Mothman Prophecies"
Stir all together and you get "Noble."
Noble – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts
‘Her
name was Jane Emmett and she was pretty much just your average
seventeen year old girl, or at least that’s what everyone in town
thought about her. She had grown up in Ashley Falls
and came from one of the most highly respected families in town. When I
say highly respected, I’m also saying incredibly wealthy. Her family
owned the local newspaper company and their business was booming…Though
she lived comfortably, Jane never seemed content with the life that her
parent’s money had provided for her. She always appeared to be
listless and unhappy on any occasion that we crossed paths, quite
frankly. As Jane got older, it became well known around town that she
was an emotionally troubled kid, but it wasn’t until she started to put
her rebellious nature out on display that it became a concern. I can
recall various occasions where Jane had gotten into hot water with the
sheriff. It was usually just for petty things like trespassing at
first. She’d get into an argument with one of the shop owners and then
not leave upon being asked. The sheriff would catch word of the
dispute, come down and threaten Jane with the worst belting of her life,
and she’d eventually see the error of her ways and leave quietly
without causing harm…As always, Mr. Emmett would come along, apologize
for the inconvenience, pay for any damages she had caused and promise
that she wouldn’t be any further trouble.’
But
now – Jane Emmett is missing. At least that’s what a letter received
by Miller Brinkman, P.I. from Jane’s best friend Jessie Fryman states.
According to Jessie, Jane hasn’t been seen in the last six weeks.
Miller
has lived all forty plus years of his life in Ashley Falls. After the
death of his parents and the departure of Charissa, the only woman he
has ever loved, he found himself with a phobia preventing him from
leaving. But as he begins his investigation into the disappearance of
Jane, he finds it impossible to ‘safely’ stay in Ashley Falls. Not only
is the Sheriff framing him for a murder he didn’t commit, he is also
visited by a stranger who appears to be trying to help him find Jane.
Miller’s journey takes him to Washington, DC where he will reconnect with Charissa and on to Norway.
With the help of Charissa and his mystery friend, Miller uncovers
information that leads him to believe that Jane isn’t the only young
person to disappear and it appears that the US government is involved up
to their ears in these kidnappings. What could they possibly want
with them? All seem to be troubled kids that just don’t fit in with
their peers. But why kids? These are just some of the questions I
found myself wondering as I read Noble.
Noble
is a book that is completely different from any I’ve ever read. It
starts out as a mystery ‘who-done-it’ but changed genre about midway
making it even more enjoyable! This is a style of writing I’m not
accustomed to but really like it. It’s like reading two books in one.
Very good reading.