The Water Tower Club - by B K Mayo (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the author of the award-winning novel "Tamara's Child," comes a story crackling with mystery and suspense. After a decade of running away from his past, Darryl Coombs returns to his hometown, where he engages in a struggle to save his beloved sister from prison. He seeks justice but discovers that nothing is more deadly than the truth.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>From the author of the award-winning novel <em>Tamara's Child</em>, comes a story crackling with mystery and suspense.</p><p>The day after graduating from high school, Darryl Coombs fled his hometown of Grotin, Kansas, hoping to put the memories of his nightmarish childhood behind him forever. His only regret--he'd had to leave his beloved little sister, Libby, behind. Now, ten years later, Libby's arrest on a charge of attempted murder has Darryl reluctantly returning to his childhood home. He is desperate to save his sister from prison, but first he must survive the descent into the rabbit hole of his past.</p><p>When his efforts to exonerate Libby expose a devil's bargain so hideous as to be unthinkable, Darryl unwittingly takes action that leads to deadly consequences.</p><p>Beautifully written, artfully conceived, charged with moral complexity, this book will leave you wanting more from BK Mayo!</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><strong>Foreword Clarion Reviews (Rating: 5 out of 5)</strong></p><p><strong>"In this coming-of-age crime novel, suspense and tension run high, and chapters often end on cliffhangers.</strong></p><p>In B.K. Mayo's <em>The Water Tower Club</em>, true-to-life characters face the dark side of their small town with fear and conviction.</p><p>Darryl Coombs is summoned back to Grotin, Kansas to help his sister, Libby, get out of jail. Libby has been accused of stabbing Darryl's childhood enemy, Bobby Hobson. Figuring out why may help Darryl let go of his sad history.</p><p>Since moving to San Antonio ten years ago, Darryl has buried his past, which was defined by abandonment, humiliation, and a needy mom. He lives in the present, working as an accountant and enjoying a carefree love life. Back in Grotin, he is forced to confront the reasons he left.</p><p>Darryl narrates, and the text reads like a reluctant confession. He makes wide use of metaphors--imagining his story, more than analyzing it. Still, the prose is economical. Libby and Darryl's girlfriend both resist talking, particularly about their pasts, making what they don't say as relevant as what they do. Darryl's laborious attempts to overcome the silence around him echo in his attempts to piece together Libby's case.</p><p>The setting captures the story's mood. In the heat of the summer, wilting flowers outside of Darryl's motel show Grotin's desolate state and mimic Darryl's own fatigue. The infamous town water tower, which is the site of a painful hazing memory, symbolizes the highs and lows of what's at stake. While the mystery of the stabbing propels the text forward, the progression itself is not mysterious: Darryl is on a mission of intent.</p><p>Beginning with the moment Darryl's mother calls him home, his memories come flooding back. As he meets former acquaintances and starts his detective tasks, the story moves at a one step forward, two steps back pace. Darryl plays whack-a-mole with clues; suspense and tension are high, and chapters often end on cliffhangers.</p><p>Alternating between the present and the past, the book situates the central crime in the context of bigger conflicts. Its themes, including environmental and sex crises, are timely and prescient. The past and present converge in a violent climax that leaves one end tantalizingly loose.</p><p><em>The Water Tower Club</em> is both a crime novel and an adult coming-of-age story in which the future is built out of the lessons of the past." <strong>Foreword Clarion Reviews</strong> 3-20-19</p><p><strong>Praise for<em> </em><em>The Water Tower Club</em><em> </em></strong></p><p><em>"The Water Tower Club</em> is a wonderfully written novel full of emotion, redemption, and resolution." Dionne Abouelela, NetGalley.com Review</p><p>"Mayo does a brilliant job at interweaving past and present...Just when you think you know everything, there's one more piece lying in wait..." Seattle Book Review (5 stars)</p><p>"Mayo is a powerful writer and delivers with this gritty, sorrowful story. It reminded me somewhat of Dennis Lehane's early novels...Very good read." Pamela Johnson, NetGalley.com Review</p><p>"B K Mayo's <em>The Water Tower Club</em> is the kind of book that gets its teeth into you right from the start and doesn't let go.." Portland Book Review (5 stars)</p><p>"Massively engaging thriller, the story kept me gripped and reading well into the night." Kendal Wilkie, NetGalley.com Review</p><p><em>"</em>BK Mayo's new book is another little masterpiece of mystery and character...Once again, as he did in 'Tamara's Child, ' Mayo examines the complications that lurk beneath the surface and haunt the lives of very ordinary people." Michael Hall, NetGalley.com Review</p><br>
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