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Denial (novel)

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2005 mystery novel by Stuart M. Kaminsky This article is about the Kaminsky novel. For other novels of the same name, see Denial (disambiguation).
Denial
First edition (publ. Forge Books)
AuthorStuart M. Kaminsky
PublisherForge Books
Publication dateJune 1, 2005
ISBN978-0-765-31165-8

Denial is a 2005 mystery novel by American writer Stuart M. Kaminsky, a Grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America. It is a Lew Fonesca mystery.

Plot

This novel has two mysteries.

Lew, a process server and an occasional amateur detective, is investigating two separate cases. The first involves a nursing home resident who asks him to prove that a murder has occurred in the facility because no one will believe her. He searches for a hit-and-run driver who killed a 14 year old boy in the second. This investigation reignites the anguish he feels over losing his wife the same way and it sends him into despair.

Main characters

  • Lewis Fonesca - amateur sleuth
  • Ann Horowitz - psychologist and friend of Lew
  • Nancy Root - mother of Kyle McClory
  • Kyle McClory - victim of the hit-and-run driver, John Welles
  • John Wellington Welles - hit-and -run driver who ran over Kyle
  • Dorothy Cgnozic - old woman who says she saw someone murdered in the Seaside Assisted Living
  • Vivian Pastor - the one who was murdered by her daughter-in-law, Alberta Pastor
  • Alberta Pastor - murderer of Vivian Pastor
  • Georgia Cubbins - mother of Alberta who will confess what her daughter did to Vivian
  • Ames McKinney - older friend and guardian of Lewis who helped him in his expedition

References

  1. ^ "Denial: A Lew Fonesca Mystery". Publishers Weekly. May 9, 2005. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. "Denial". Kirkus Reviews. April 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. "Denial". Booklist. May 1, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. "MWA Grand Masters – Mystery Writers of America". Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  5. "Always Say Goodbye: A Lew Fonesca Mystery". Publishers Weekly. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.


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