Idyll fears

a Thomas Lynch novel

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Stephanie Gayle: Idyll fears (2017)

319 pages

English language

Published Jan. 21, 2017

ISBN:
978-1-63388-357-4
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OCLC Number:
985359679

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"It's two weeks before Christmas 1997, and Police Chief Thomas Lynch faces a crisis when Cody Forrand, a six-year-old with a life-threatening medical condition, goes missing during a blizzard. Lynch's suspicions about who abducted Cody are met with scorn by his detectives, some of whom can't handle the fact that's he's gay. With half the station out sick with the flu, Lynch seeks outside help. It arrives in the shape of an FBI agent for whom Lynch feels an immediate attraction. To complicate matters, local crime is on the rise and Lynch finds himself the target of prank calls and hate speech that he worries is the work of a colleague. Time is ticking away, Lynch is struggling to discover who is behind Idyll's crime spree, and he's beginning to doubt that Cody will ever be found"--

"In a sleepy Connecticut town, Police Chief Thomas Lynch investigates the disappearance of …

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Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Kidnapping
  • Closeted gays
  • Gay police officers
  • Police chiefs

Places

  • Connecticut