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Denial (novel)

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Denial
First edition (publ. Forge Books)
AuthorStuart M. Kaminsky
PublisherForge Books
Publication date
June 1, 2005
ISBN978-0-765-31165-8

Denial is a 2005 mystery novel by American writer Stuart M. Kaminsky,[1][2][3] a Grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America.[4] It is a Lew Fonesca mystery.[1]

Plot

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This novel has two mysteries.

Lew, a process server and an occasional amateur detective,[5] 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.[1]

Main characters

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c "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.