The Fall of Billy Hitchings: A John Reeves Novel (Paperback)

The Fall of Billy Hitchings: A John Reeves Novel (Paperback)
By Kirkus MacGowan

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First tagged by Kirkus MacGowan "The Fall of Billy Hitchings"
Customer tags: relentless, mystery and suspense, adventure, mystery thriller, john reeves, wit, relics, honor

Review & Description

What Readers are Saying:
"The Fall of Billy Hitchings is the best debut novel I've read. Kirkus MacGowan writes masterfully and will keep you guessing until the last page."
- Mark W. Duncan

"I found myself, literally, on the edge of my seat hoping that one of my favorite characters did not just bite the big one."
- J. Scott Sharp
Author, Not Even There (A Short Story)

"Kirkus wasted no time weaving a tale that swept me into his world."
- Ronald S. Barrios
Author, Blood Drop

Overview:
When unseen forces cause a building to implode around a typical college-aged teen working in a fast-food joint, multiple lives intertwine to unearth the source of the evil.

Billy Hitchings: An ordinary kid with everyday dreams. He has a good life with his Grandmother in Myrtle Beach, only a few blocks from the Atlantic. He even enjoys his job at the local burger joint... most of the time.

John Reeves: A marine who lost his path overseas working as a mercenary in war-torn countries across the Middle East. He works as a bodyguard in New York, never quite able to get away from the action.

Dr. Amfar Ditpra: An archaeologist from India recently graduated from the University of Michigan. He and a co-worker have orders from their self-centered boss to safely deliver a trunk full of ancient artifacts to Myrtle Beach for additional research.

Coincidence and his own curiosity push Billy into a tangled mess of dark questions with darker answers, at the heart of which are rumors of an ancient legend and a not-so-ancient artifact. Will his new friends help him find the answers he seeks? Or will they betray him to their own needs?

Additional Praise:
"...his moments of descriptive brilliance will leave you wanting more."
- S.M. Boyce
Author, The Grimoire: Lichgates

"Readers will find themselves caught up in the ever increasing momentum
of the story - racing alongside Billy to the utterly surprising finish."
- R. Lynn Wilson
Author, Maggie's Fall

"Just make sure you don't have any plans for a few days as you won't be able to put the book down!"
- Alexis Jones

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #418989 in Books
• Published on: 2011-11-29
• Binding: Paperback
• 282 pages