The Primitives

by Ken Varnold

In the small town of Bonnets Landing, Pennsylvania, the lives of seven people are about to change. For two couples, Michael and Helen Dempsey and Peter and Lenore Margand, the facades of their marriages will be torn away. A series of grisly murders sets the town on edge. As Reverend Noah Mathis and his wife, Esther, do their best to minister to the community, the small towns lone detective, Savile Beauteau, after twenty years with Pittsburg PD, is soon overwhelmed at the number of bodies that begin to turn up. At the center of it all lies a forbidden and fragile love that tries to survive the storm building around it. All their lives converge to reveal treachery, deceit, death, and murder. Who survives and who doesnt depends on your definition of survival.

318 pages, Paperback

Published April 20, 2018

About the author

I am a writer living in the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The Primitives is my fifth novel. I have just published my first short story, "Destinies: a not so simple love story", a bittersweet story of love. I hope you enjoy...

Reviews

[Gerri · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well written murder mystery, but with a love story included. I consider that a big plus.
Not sure why the murders began when they did, I possibly missed that, but they are brutal. Many characters in this story, and I enjoyed coming to know each one, and their own history.
The detective work kept my interest; why they did what they did, why they felt the way they did, and why they acted the way they did.
Michael's character was well fleshed, and all his emotions and fears felt very true to me.
I explain no more other than to say this book kept my interest throughout. And caution that the murders are brutal.
I look forward to reading more from this author.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

You won’t want to put this one down! The characters really come to life and I couldn’t stop thinking about it even when I wasn’t reading. Filled with suspense and mystery!