The Unspeakable: A Novel

After a six-year absence, Vince Velardi returns with his wife to their hometown to attend the funeral of a childhood friend, Nick Hartley, who was discovered dead, an apparent suicide. But inconsistencies abound surrounding his death and Vince begins to wonder -- was Hartley murdered? Or was he merely reenacting a boyhood scene on the same lake where he drowned twenty years earlier and was resuscitated, a victim of a strange and tragic miracle? Complications ensue when Vince meets Kip Bender, an old acquaintance from high school whose life, and face, were changed by a chemistry experiment gone terribly wrong. Responsible for the accident, Vince now needs the help of Bender to unravel his friends mysterious life and death -- a life that includes the betrayal of Benders own criminal ties. Bender is convinced that Hartley faked his death in a move reminiscent of an old Houdini escape. Did Vince unwittingly assist his friends killer, or is Bender merely uncovering a version of Hartley that he never knew existed

Author: Charles L Calia

Language: English

Edition: 1st

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 224

Publisher: William Morrow

Publication Date: 1997-12-17