Everywhere That Tommy Goes

by Howard K. Pollack

In a story inspired by actual events, a young man is accused of serial murder and to clear his name he must face the truth about his troubled childhood, a mysterious enemy and a secret so dark it will make him question his own innocence. An attractive young bartender goes missing from a popular New York City hot spot and the only evidence found at the scene points to Tommy Sullivan. Fearing arrest, he runs, and is secretly followed by his new friend Troyer Savage. When an even more horrific murder occurs, and Troyer vanishes in its wake, Tommy is left in a stupor, bathed in the victim’s blood. As his blackouts and memory lapses multiply, Tommy becomes lost between nightmare and reality. Things only get worse for him when the police build a case that links him to bodies buried in shallow graves among the sand dunes at Gilgo Beach on Long Island. With the police in hot pursuit and the psychological tension building by the minute, the action never lets up as Tommy pieces together parts of the puzzle from clues buried deep within his tragic childhood. However, the dark secrets from his past may belie the actual truth.

392 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 10, 2014

Reviews

[Jo Nipper · Rating 5 out of 5]

everywhere that Tommie goes

Well written, flows smoothly. Good story with unusual twist, but violent. Good thriller. Will read this author again. Try it.

[Elana Kahn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read it all in one day, because I couldn't put it down. The first few chapters go a bit slowly, but once you get into it, you're hooked and can't stop until you know what's really going on. I actually predicted the ending (partially) about halfway through the book. Great minds think alike!

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Suspense/Mystery Thriller


WARNING: SPOILERS!

Tommy Sullivan—who works at a pizza place and takes an experimental drug for blackout migraines—is saved from a kicking death by Troyer Savage, a strong, handsome womanizer. After a few months of camaraderie, Tommy sees Troyer slit a woman’s throat. Troyer leaves the corpse to Tommy, who’d vomited at the bloody scene. Scared, he dumps the body, cleans up and flees town in his car.
When Tommy stops in a small town, Troyer shows up, and again, Tommy—who has a blackout—is left with a dead woman. He speeds out of town, but everywhere that Tommy goes . . . Troyer appears.
After Troyer accuses Tommy of killing the women during his blackouts, Tommy tries to escape “the psychopath” who must be framing him. Instead Troyer pulls Tommy into a bungled murder and then a kidnapping.

The police find DNA evidence tying Tommy to the murders. He has no alibi and no evidence that Troyer is the murderer. Why can’t the police find Troyer? Did Tommy unknowingly kill the women? Soon outside events cause Tommy to doubt that Troyer even exists.

I liked the writing, the fast pace, the psychological twists and red herrings in this book. 4 stars because: There are some turning points and characters’ actions which I found either unlikely or too coincidental under the circumstances.

[Judy Crabtree · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic read. Kept you guessing til the end and beyond. I loved it.

[joyce devaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing story! Very creative author And he keeps hanging on to the end What's my

[Cathy Mitchell · Rating 1 out of 5]

So far this book reads like a 12 year old wrote it, and thought up the ridiculous story. But, I’ll stick with it because the author lives in my neighborhood. Hope it gets better and that I don’t run into him.

One of my least favorite of all time books. Really sucked.