Book
Title: Entropy
Book Genre: Crime, drama
Author: Robert Raker
Publisher: Wattle Publishing
When a series of child abductions and murders disrupt the life of
an economically blighted community, the consequences have far-reaching
implications. The brutal crimes take a different toll on a disparate group of
individuals; the scuba diver who retrieves the children’s bodies; the
disfigured cellist who thinks he knows who’s responsible; the undercover
federal agent; and the mother of one of the victim’s. United in a situation not
of their choosing, they are forced to take a deep, introspective look into
their intersected, yet isolated lives.
Entropy, an elegiac crime novel whose climax reveals its bleakly beautiful
pattern.
Two or
three short excerpts (around 250 words and PG 13 or below please)
The Diver
The
bloated, distended corpses of the people whose shortened lives I had retrieved
from the water were clearly visible in the immature patterns of condensation
that evaporated gradually on the mirror.
The Musician
I just
sat there. Looking closely at the gun, I cocked the trigger back and forth
repeatedly, like a curious child studying the physics of a toy, wanting to
grasp the technical aspects of it, what made certain parts of it function and
react the way that it did when it was used.
The Agent
I glanced
up at the cracked face of the clock above her dresser. She would be leaving for
the lawyer’s office soon. After that I would need to catch the next bus to the
terminus.
The Model
How did we get here?
We were
once such a happy family but now I am left alone with only my memories as a
comfort to the love we once shared and the child we had borne.
Paperback Edition
Robert Raker graduated with
a degree in Journalism from the University of Pittsburgh. He currently resides
in Philadelphia where he enjoys art, music, literature and live theater. He is
currently working on his next novel.
Wattle Publishing is an independent publisher. We publish fiction,
non-fiction and poetry. www.wattlepublishing.com
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