Saving Calypso

by D.Z. Church

Debutante Calypso Swale is set to join the U.S. Olympic team in training when a car crash involving a drunken Grieg Washburn, heir to the Washburn Exploration (WashEx) empire, kills her parents. Bid to run by her dying father, she disappears with money stolen from her father’s safe – and her patent. Slipping off the grid, Calypso is forced to abandon her privileged lifestyle and live off the land, raising chickens, making her own bread, and even drying seeds in order to survive and protect her patent. A patent no one wants to see the light of day, especially WashEx. When, the rusting wreckage of Calypso’s car is found, there is only one problem. The bones found at the site aren't hers. Now, WashEx wants her found, her secret, and her dead. When a reward is offered, the hunt is on. And the “charming, monied, swaggering, offensive, risk-taking, impulsive, murdering bully” Grieg Washburn may be her only hope of survival. Or maybe not! Will Calypso survive as the double-crosses and lies pileup? If you like well-constructed thrillers driven by old-fashioned vices, buy Saving Calypso today!

272 pages, Hardcover

Published May 11, 2021

About the author

D.Z. Church served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era as a Division, Security and Public Affairs Officer. She has since been an award-winning Advertising Creative Director, and worked educational assessment, specifically the assessment of writing. Raised in the mid-West, she has lived in the Eastern, Southern and Western United States and Barbados. Along the way, she discovered that people aren't always as they seem, and that revenge is best served in a whopping good tale. The kind people like to read with a little history, some foul weather, an absorbing mystery, and a whole helping of suspense.

Reviews

[Nicole.B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saving Calypso by D.Z. Church is a fast-paced and suspenseful contemporary thriller that blends intrigue, action, and high-stakes drama. The story follows teen heiress Calypso Swale, whose life is upended when a car crash kills her parents, leaving her to navigate betrayal, corporate intrigue, and personal danger.

Church skillfully develops a narrative filled with tension, tracking Calypso as she goes into hiding with her father’s fortune and a valuable patent, only to face renewed threats years later. The novel balances suspense, romance, and adventure while exploring themes of loyalty, revenge, and the consequences of power.

Fans of thrillers, young adult suspense, corporate intrigue, and character-driven action will find Saving Calypso engaging and immersive.