Never Say Murder

by Geoffrey Walters

In a prestigious New York City law firm, Gregory witnesses an attorney bulldoze his way into the word processing department and threaten to kill Marc for screwing up a legal document. The attorney, a hotshot first-year associate, works directly for the founding partner. What happens next seems more than a coincidence to Gregory. Marc is found dead, but only Gregory is stupid enough to say "murder." But why should anyone believe Gregory? His wife thinks he exaggerates, his co-workers say he’s cuckoo, and his therapist bangs his forehead in frustration over Gregory's sometimes paranoid version of everyday events. And it doesn't help that he’s trying to white knuckle his way through the temptations of sex addiction. Nevertheless, in a dizzying few days, Gregory loses his job, his wife, his will power and his freedom. Maybe should have kept his mouth shut.

Paperback

Published December 12, 2005

About the author

Geoffrey Walters (aka Geoffrey Smagacz) is a former reporter for the Times Newsweekly in Queens, New York, and the author of Never Say Murder (republished in 2019) and A Waste of Shame and Other Sad Tales of the Appalachian Foothills (Wiseblood Books, Dec. 2013), which won the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Gold Medal for Best Regional Fiction in 2014. Geoffrey is a Pushcart Prize nominee. Find out more at www.geoffreywalters.com.

Reviews

[June Ahern · Rating 4 out of 5]

He should have kept his mouth shut - maybe. Protagonist, Gregory works a dull job at a law firm. One of his co-workers is a pain in the you know what - that pain dies of apparent heart attack. Gregory doesn't believe it, but everyone else does. Not only is he at odds with his fellow workers, but troubles brew at home with his (to me) annoying wife. This guy's got problems.

I've had this book on my shelf since about 2006 and the other day looking for another book it fell out and am I happy for that coincidence. It's a fast pace enjoyable, at times a bit funny, who dun it? By funny, it's just the way the writer presents his characters. I could envision them. The characters are well developed and interesting. The plot is quite good, really. All in all, good reading! And NEVER say, "I could just murder that person!" you could become a suspect.