Should I Fall
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A retired Scotland Yard Inspector races to prove the innocence of his daughter's policeman fiance in this fast-paced and expertly crafted whodunnit from 'marvellous storyteller' (Michael Koryta) Scott Shepherd.
When NYPD Detective John Frankel's ex-wife is discovered murdered in his Manhattan apartment, he instantly becomes the prime suspect. Frankel's gun is linked to the fatal bullet, he had a motive, and he flees the city, all of which convinces his colleagues of his guilt.
But Frankel's bride-to-be, Rachel, and her father, Austin Grant, a former Scotland Yard detective in London, are certain of his innocence. So with the police under orders to use whatever force necessary to apprehend Frankel, the duo will have to act fast to save him.
The relentless manhunt takes them from the tropical shores of Hawaii to the woods of northern Maine. And as the game of cat-and-mouse unfurls, so too does a complex murder plot with multiple victims...
Reviews for Should I Fall:
'Riveting and fast-paced. Readers will be hooked on the twisting story.' Library Journal
'Shepherd masterfully blends crime fiction and domestic suspense in this taut, character driven sequel that leaves us wanting more!' Wendy Walker
'Tense and twist-filled, but also genuinely warm-hearted, filled with engaging characters. A pleasure to read.' Brian Freeman
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
As the wedding of British-born Rachel Grant and her fiancé, NYPD Det. John Frankel, approaches in Shepherd's middling sequel to 2021's The Last Commandment, John becomes the primary suspect in a homicide investigation when Rachel discovers his ex-wife, Julia, murdered in his Manhattan apartment. Rachel immediately enlists the help of her father, Austin Grant, a retired Scotland Yard commander, to look for evidence that will exonerate her future husband. While John evades police surveillance and leaves New York in search of answers to Julia's murder, Rachel and Austin fly to Hawaii, where Julia was living before her fateful trip to New York. The action slows to a crawl as Rachel and Austin attend a luau between fruitless interviews of various characters with little information to provide. Meanwhile, John surfaces in Maine, though why he goes there remains unexplained for too long. Overall, the plotting and structure of the story are lacking, though Shepherd's screenwriter and showrunner background suggest that with a stiff rewrite this could become a made-for-TV movie. Few readers will look forward to the next in the series.
