DAVIS, Calif., July 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- After finding a beautiful co-ed's body in an eerie waterway called Lost Slough, Joseph Lawrence Conrad becomes an unlikely hero caught in a Kafkaesque nightmare. Accused of murdering his students, he's about to lose everything-his teaching career, his wife, his precocious five-year-old daughter, and his freedom. Unravel an intricate web of murder, intrigue and deception as author Scott Evans spins a suspenseful tale of Tragic Flaws.
Joseph "Joe" Conrad was on his way to his evening class when his car overheated causing him to pull over a bridge over Lost Slough. He goes down to the marsh to get some water to cool down the car's engine when he notices a foul smell. Something was in the water and it was not a log. It was a woman's body floating facedown. Joe pulls the body to the shore. He tries to get help and flags down a passing police car. However, his good intentions were met with suspicion and doubt. Instead of being a good Samaritan, he is now tagged as one of the primes suspects for the woman's murder and other young women's deaths in the area.
No matter what Joe does to explain his innocence, no one will believe him save for one lone reporter. Detectives Ryan Dunn and Manuel Marino tighten the noose as they uncover links between Joe and the victims. Ultimately, Joe resorts to the literature he's teaching, borrowing from Hamlet to set a trap for the real killer. However, the result only puts Joe's loved ones in grave danger. Will Joe and his family emerge unscathed from the deadly menace threatening their lives? Or will Joe lose everything he holds dear? Get a copy of this intriguing read and discover the exciting events as they unfold!
About the Author
Scott Evans teaches at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, including a Fiction Writing Workshop and a course titled Crime, Punishment and Justice, which introduces first-year students to criminology from several perspectives. He edits a magazine called the Blue Moon Literary & Art Review, published in Davis, California, where he lives with his wife, Cynthia. Scott passes a mysterious waterway called Lost Slough during his commute and one cold morning, as an egret flew over the dark water, he thought, "That would be a good place to dump a body." And the plot of Tragic Flaws was born.
Tragic Flaws * by Scott Evans
Publication Date: May 8, 2008
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