MOVING DAY by Jonathan Stone

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Con men preying on the elderly is nothing new, and Nick has it down to a science. When Nick’s moving van and crew show up at Stanley Peke’s New England home a day earlier than expected, the 72-year-old Peke figures he must be confused.

The men carefully move out every object into the waiting van, and Stanley and his wife get ready for their cross-country move to a smaller home in California. But when the real movers show up the next morning, Stanley and his wife are devastated.

Of course they are insured, but the feeling of violation pushes long buried memories to the forefront. Stanley is no stranger to loss; he is a Holocaust survivor who lost everything including his family to the Nazis, and he is determined that it will not happen again.

He devises a plan to get back his belongings, but things go terribly wrong, leading to a run in with skinheads, kidnapping, torture and murder.

Well developed characters, interesting settings and tautly written suspense make this a true page turner, sure to appeal to Harlan Coben or Laura Lippman fans.

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6/14 Stacy Alesi, AKA the BookBitch

MOVING DAY by Jonathan Stone. Thomas & Mercer (June 1, 2014). ISBN 978-1477818244. 284p.

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