Welcome to Book Beginnings on Fridays!
Every week here on Book Beginnings on Fridays, we get together to share the first sentence or so of our current read. Please share yours on your blog or other platform and leave a link below. If you participate on social media or just want to join in here, leave a comment letting us know where to find you or the opening lines you want to share.
Please use the hashtag #BookBeginnings so we can find each other.
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MY BOOK BEGINNING
Even after his death, my father found ways to show his disapproval. He never told me the truth about his life, but he'd saved his biggest lie until he was dead.-- Hidden Falls by Keven Myers.
This new novel follows protagonist Michael Quinn back to Boston following the unexpected death of his father. Middle-aged, single, in a strained relationship with his own kid, and at the peak of a dead-end job in print journalism, Michael is on the brink of a classic mid-life crisis. What he gets instead is a real-life crisis when he discovers his father was involved with organized crime and Michael lands in the middle of a criminal conspiracy.
Kevin Myers is a former stand up comic and comedy writer. Hidden Falls is his first novel and looks like a lot of fun – a crime story with laughs and romance.
YOUR BOOK BEGINNING
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THE FRIDAY 56
There are other weekly blog events on Fridays. One I have been doing for quite a while is the Friday 56, hosted by Freda's Voice. It's a natural tie in with Book Beginnings. The idea is to post a two-sentence teaser from page 56 of your current read, or 56% of the way through the ebook or audiobook.
Find details and the Linky for your Friday 56 post on Freda’s Voice.
My Friday 56 teaser:
Tattooed flesh, unusual piercings, and hair dye once shocking to many was now just a standard uniform among Portland's youth – the look inspired no more attention that the tourists with their golf polos tucked into their khakis of the city workers wearing their keycard lanyards and defeated expressions.
This one sounds good!
ReplyDeleteIt does sound good! I'm looking forward to reading it.
DeleteThe thumbnail isn't working for me. Here's my link: https://accidentalmoments.wordpress.com/2020/05/07/bookish-friday-little-secrets/
ReplyDeleteOkay, now it worked.
ReplyDeleteIt took me forever to realize mine worked! I kept hitting the next button, adding the thumbnail, hitting done, hitting next, round and round. It should show up after you hit done so you can see it right away without having to refresh the page.
DeleteThat's quite the opener!
ReplyDeleteI know! It captures your attention, for sure.
DeleteInteresting plot! I like the thumbnail linky.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad! I'll keep using the thumbnails. I like to see the pictures.
DeleteHi Gilion,
ReplyDeleteFirst off, let me say how much I like the thumbnail linky, although it did make me realise just how out of date my picture is! You'll just have to picture me with another 30 years or so, until I get around to updating it :)
I have had my share of rather 'different' books for a while, in fact I am so far out of my comfort zone with one particular book right now, that I almost gave up on it.
So for now, I might give this one a miss and go for middle of the road for a while, although those opening lines sound really intriguing, so never say never!
Thanks for sharing and stay safe :)
Yvonne
xx
I'm glad you like the thumbnails, Yvonne. All this time at home has given me time to play with the blog some more, so I am trying new stuff and updates.
DeleteWhat book did you almost give up? I'll come visit to find out! I can't seem to find books that capture my attention, so have been reading lots of different types of books to try -- everything from classics to self help, memoirs, mysteries, whatever.
Oh wow, talk about an opening! That just immediately grabs my attention and makes me wonder what lie his father told. A crime story with laughs sounds like a winning combination to me. Hope you enjoy your reading!
ReplyDeleteI agree! This book really appeals to me right now.
DeleteSounds ike a great read!! I added you to the linky but hope you will still come by! Happy weekend, stay safe!
ReplyDeleteThanks Freda! I'll come visit you and the others.
DeleteSounds like a good one!
ReplyDeleteIt appeals to me a lot right now.
DeleteOkay - So I love the cover. And I adore the book beginning.
ReplyDeleteI read on the author's website that the triangle on the cover is copied from a sign at the baseball stadium in Boston. The Boston Red Sox team is a theme in the story, so he wanted it on the cover.
DeleteI'd be interested to see how a comedy writer handles what seems like a serious subject. To imagine finding out your dad was involved in organized crime...not ideal if you are already stressed out.
ReplyDeleteThe description reminds me of Elmore Leonard books, which usually combine organized crime and humor. I'm looking forward to reading the book to see how Myers pulls it off.
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteYour book sounds mysterious. I'll have to check
it out. Have a great day!
Doesn't there always seem to be father son issues?
ReplyDeleteStay healthy!
Sounds like a fun take on a crime story. Happy Reading.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine finding out your parent had such a colored past? This sounds like an interesting read. I hope you are enjoying it! Have a great week and thank you for hosting!
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