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Pause: A Novel by Stuart Fail
""Who's missing?" "Kelly Fowler is missing.But Kelly isn't just missing-she's dead.Julian Brown, still devastated by the untimely death of his wife, travels to England with his high school students for a fun-filled summer of theater. What begins as an innocent journey to Wessex becomes a full-blown nightmare as Julian finds himself caught in the middle of a murder investigation involving student Kelly Fowler. Kelly and Julian have known each other for quite some time. They were close-maybe too close.As the sleepy town of Blandford Forum stirs at the gossip, news of the murder travels overseas to Julian's hometown in the United States. Now his relationship with Kelly is being questioned at every turn. Soon, a diary, a secret, and an overwhelming number of enemies push Julian into a corner, forcing him to react in the only way he understands .
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First published September 1, 2007
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About the author
Stuart Fail
1 book3 followersPause was published in 2007 after spending several weeks in Blandford Forum, England researching the town's history.
Since then I received my MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA. I am currently a ghost writer of TV and film scripts. I have a produced sitcom pilot using my pseudonym Stuart Gram. I teach screenwriting and producing at a university in Florida.
Since then I received my MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA. I am currently a ghost writer of TV and film scripts. I have a produced sitcom pilot using my pseudonym Stuart Gram. I teach screenwriting and producing at a university in Florida.
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September 30, 2008
A decent mystery, but the book has many grammatical/typographical errors that I found very distracting!
September 26, 2008
As someone with a number of writer friends, it's with a grin masking a groan that I usually accept the challenge of reading their work.
Stuart Fail's PAUSE, however, provided one of those rare and happy occasions where I absolutely couldn't put the damn thing down. It's honestly every bit as good as his plays.
It reads like an older book, with a non-nonsense maturity of language and everyday speech that tells you that Fail's concern is to pull you into the story rather than bury you in self-indulgent cleverness. I can't help thinking of Hitchcock's THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH when I watch Julian struggle to simultaneously survive and comprehend his situation in alien surroundings. (Please forgive me for being nebulous --- I'd rather not include any spoilers).
PAUSE is a classic thriller with brilliantly stark, even-handed writing.
Read it.
Stuart Fail's PAUSE, however, provided one of those rare and happy occasions where I absolutely couldn't put the damn thing down. It's honestly every bit as good as his plays.
It reads like an older book, with a non-nonsense maturity of language and everyday speech that tells you that Fail's concern is to pull you into the story rather than bury you in self-indulgent cleverness. I can't help thinking of Hitchcock's THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH when I watch Julian struggle to simultaneously survive and comprehend his situation in alien surroundings. (Please forgive me for being nebulous --- I'd rather not include any spoilers).
PAUSE is a classic thriller with brilliantly stark, even-handed writing.
Read it.
September 10, 2008
Quite possibly the best new book in the genre. The poetic imagery is captivating.
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