Deros - (Father Jake Austin Mystery) by John A Vanek (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Father Jake Austin returned to Oberlin, Ohio, after a brutal tour in Vietnam. At a reunion, he sees his former sweetheart and questions his calling. A classmate is killed and two hospitalized. To find who is stalking his classmates, Jake must first put aside his own emons.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>When Father Jake Austin is assigned to his hometown of Oberlin, Ohio, in July of 2002, he has been away for a long time. A physician and a war veteran before entering a Catholic seminary, he is now a member of the Camillian Order. He takes comfort in his vows of obedience, poverty, chastity, and service to the sick.</p><p>Jake arrives just in time to attend his high school reunion, where an encounter with his high school sweetheart forces him to question his commitment to the priesthood. Before the night is over, one of his classmates will be dead, a second gravely wounded, and a third hospitalized. The carnage at the reunion comes on the heels of what appears to be an unrelated murder at the quarry. Overseeing the investigation is Jake's former football teammate, Chief of Police Tremont "Tree" Macon, who is unwilling to rule out anyone as a suspect, not even Jake. As he struggles to prove his innocence and to find his footing in a town that remembers him as a hellion, Jake searches for threads that will connect these brutal attacks.</p><p>The war may be long past, but in some ways Jake is still waiting for his DEROS: Date of Expected Return from Overseas. Can he put aside his own demons long enough to find the living, breathing devil who stalks his classmates?</p><p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>https: //www.publishersweekly.com/9781603816199</p><p>DEROS: A Father Jake Austin Mystery</p><p>John A. Vanek. Coffeetown, $16.95 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-60381-619-9</p><p>Fr. Jake Austin, the hero of Vanek's promising debut and series launch, returns to his hometown of Oberlin, Ohio, in 2002 to take up a temporary post at a Catholic hospital in nearby Lorain--an assignment that coincides with his high school class's 30th reunion. In high school, Jake was a football star and rowdy. He later became a medic in Vietnam, eventually a doctor, and finally a priest. At the reunion, Jake reconnects with such people as police chief Tremont "Tree" Macon, a former football pal; old girlfriend Emily Beale, whose blindness comes as a shock; and Emily's acerbic ex-husband, Everett McDermott. The reunion quickly goes from bad to worse: at the banquet, the speaker collapses, another is attendee is poisoned, and a threatening note seems to target Emily. Late that night, someone shoots Everett at his home, leaving him in a coma. Full of conflicting emotions, Jake has a lot to cope with in a mystery that's as much a character study as a whodunit. The title is an acronym for Date of Expected Return from Overseas--the relevance of which isn't immediately obvious. Readers will look forward to seeing more of Jake. <em>(Feb.)</em></p><p>"A riveting tale of mystery and murder. Superb storytelling with a deft touch by this talented author who keeps ratcheting up the tension until the explosive ending. A fast read, but the characters linger in your memory. The second novel in the series will soon be available, and I can't wait to read it." --Ann O'Farrell, author of the Norah's Children Trilogy. </p><p>"Father Jake Austin is a spiritual man, but he is as flawed and filled with contradictions as anyone. John Vanek guides the reader through the seldom-seen worlds of both medicine and the priesthood. His years as a physician at a Catholic hospital make him the perfect creator of this literary mystery set in a small college town, but few physicians can manage prose as well as Vanek does."<strong> --</strong>Sterling Watson, Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at Eckerd College and author of <em>Suitcase City</em>.<strong> </strong></p><p>"John Vanek brings small-town Oberlin, Ohio to life. Locals will recognize familiar people, places, and threads of Oberlin history woven throughout the story as Father Jake Austin reconnects with his past and gets caught in a web of deadly vendettas." --Liz Schultz, Executive Director of the Oberlin Heritage Center. </p><br>
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