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Category:
Mystery/Suspense
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN-10: 1645403750
Type: Fiction
Pages: 312
Copyright: Dec 30, 2020
ISBN-13: 9781645403753
Price: $6.99 (eBook)
Fast Track is a Mystery/Suspense novel about a young, strong-minded woman's quest to find purpose in life as she unravels the mystery of her parents' deaths 25 years earlier when she was an infant. The setting is Southern Wisconsin; the backdrop is journalism; and the story deals redemptively with several issues including suicide, anonymous sources, and mentoring relationships.
Orphaned as an infant, sexually assaulted as a naïve college student, strong-willed, impulsive Lark Chadwick is vexed and trying to figure out what to do with her mixed-up life. When she discovers the body of the aunt who raised her, Lark goes on a search for answers.
She is stunned to learn from a 25-year-old newspaper clipping that she’s the “miracle baby” who survived a suspicious car accident that killed her parents at a rural railroad crossing in southern Wisconsin. Lark convinces Lionel Stone, the crusty Pulitzer-Prize winning editor, to let her do a follow-up investigation of the crash. Two of her sources are the sheriff and the town’s mayor, they’re running against each other for Congress, the election is a week away, and both men have a secret that will unravel the mystery.
Fast Track is the first book in the award-winning Lark Chadwick mystery-suspense-thriller series penned by former veteran CNN journalist John DeDakis. As Lark learns, in order to find purpose in life, you first have to unravel the mystery of the past.
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Lark was a waItress until she told her boss, grumpy Mr. Green, to take the job and shove it, of couse she had just discovered her caretaker Aunt lying dead on the living room floor, an apparent suicide. Lost and confused she turns to the one person who might be able to help, her Aunt's pastor, Father Dan. After pouring her heart out to him, and who wouldn't after something like that happens, they agree that she needs a purpose and the story goes from there, at a fast sprint over many a bumpy road.
I actually read this book in less than two days, I think I broke my reading speed record. I have read many books in my life but seldom one like this, so packed with raw emotion so well described. Many segments tugged at my heart but here is a short one that really got to me; it brought a tear to my eye and I'm not an overly emotional guy:
I put my arm around her waist. "Thanks for listening."
"You know we're here for you."
"I know that, Muriel. Thanks."
"We love you," she whispered.
It had been years since anyone told me that. I cried again. So did she.
That is, I think, powerful stuff and the book is loaded with it; it's an emotional rollercoaster.
Fast Track's front cover is just right. Look close and you'll figure it out. I loved it. The back cover is easy to read and to the point. Font size is just perfect. There may be a few too many words on a page but that's just my opinion. It did not spoil the read in any way. If you read Fast Track you'll want to read John DeDakis' other four titles. I can't wait to read the remaining two. Keep writing John, another fantastic read.