The Starting Note

by Georges Kassabgi

A piano drops from the sky, a successful author disappears, and NYPD detective Chet Drowley's only clue is an unlikely one: the unfinished manuscript on the origins and development of our worldviews. Chet moves from Manhattan to rural peaceful New England, to murder scenes, corruption and intrigue in high places...and to an expanded definition of "the whole truth" in the justice system. After interviews, forensics reports, the arrest of a suspect, days in court, and a lot of stress, Chet arrives in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where he meets a retired philosophy professor who draws his attention on critical details. A new action plan is agreed to. Chet survives a struggle with an aggressor. In a Boston hospital emergency room, while he recovers from his wounds, Chet appreciates how valuable the New York City author's works could have been for the police investigation.

290 pages, Paperback

First published June 21, 2012