A Casualty of Indifference

by David Selby

Overview

Mary Ellen Heater's grandfather discovers a body while searching for cans and bottles at the local garbage dump. On closer inspection, he recognizes the body as his oldest granddaughter, Mary Ellen's sister. It appeared to him that she had been shot twice in the head at close range. The grandfather's discovery leaves the family shattered. Against her father's wishes, a devastated Mary Ellen, determined to solve her sister's murder, convinces her older brother to persuade the local kingpin of a known 'drugs for guns' place called "Deadend," where her brother works, to hire her. She does not inform her brother why she wants the job, other than needing money. She does not mention her determination to gain information that will help solve her sister's murder. Mary Ellen puts her promising singing aspirations on hold and with her grandfather's help, she sets out on her quest to avenge her sister's murder...which will have ramifications for the whole community.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161490396
Publisher:	Headline Books, Inc
Publication date:	04/18/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
File size:	457 KB

About the Author

David Selby was born and educated in West Virginia. A veteran of stage, screen, and television, including such popular series as "Dark Shadows" and "Falcon Crest", the actor and award winning author's last novel, Promises of Love, won awards at the Paris and Hollywood Book Festivals and an International Reader's Favorite Book Award. In 1989, he was honored as a distinguished alumnus of West Virginia University and was given the first Life Achievement Award from the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts. He received the distinguished West Virginian Award from the state in 2002.
In 2004, he received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University. He and his wife fund a guest artist series at West Virginia University, and he has made many guest appearances around the state.
David is a member of the Cleveland Playhouse Hall of Fame, and in May 1992, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Communications and Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University, where he had earlier earned a PhD. In 1999 he received the Millennium Recognition Award from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC.
He lives with his family in California. For more information, visit DavidSelby.com