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Reed's Promise
Bill Reed has not seen or spoken to his cousin John, an adult suffering from Down Syndrome, for four years, until he receives a cryptic and disturbing letter from the mentally disabled man. The letter, composed entirely of pasted-together numbers and crudely scribbled lines, makes no sense, but gives Reed a definite sense that something is very wrong at the private, isolated facility where John resides.
A former FBI agent who has recently lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, Reed has problems of his own. The last thing he needs right now is another person to look out for. Yet the more Reed tries to check on his cousin, the more resistance he encounters from the people who are supposed to be caring for John and the other residents of the Ullman Institute.
Reed smells trouble, and he's not about to give up. Despite his own disability, he vows to find out what the Institute is hiding--and to rescue his cousin before it's too late!
A former FBI agent who has recently lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, Reed has problems of his own. The last thing he needs right now is another person to look out for. Yet the more Reed tries to check on his cousin, the more resistance he encounters from the people who are supposed to be caring for John and the other residents of the Ullman Institute.
Reed smells trouble, and he's not about to give up. Despite his own disability, he vows to find out what the Institute is hiding--and to rescue his cousin before it's too late!
480 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 19, 2001
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About the author
John Clarkson
53 books95 followersJohn Clarkson is the author of eight previous novels, including And Justice for One.
His new thriller series featuring James Beck began with the publication of AMONG THIEVES in 2015. The sequel, BRONX REQUIEM, came out in November of 2016.
After quite a long effort, the third novel in the series was finally published in December of 2020. The title is DEATH COMES DUE. Quite of few of John's readers have hailed this novel as the best in the series. Find out more about it on John's website: www.johnclarkson.com
John spent many years in the New York advertising industry as a copywriter, running his own agency, and as a private consultant. He is now writing full time and intends to publish under his own imprint which will hopefully mean more books more quickly.
He and his wife divide their time between a home in upstate New York and Brooklyn.
His new thriller series featuring James Beck began with the publication of AMONG THIEVES in 2015. The sequel, BRONX REQUIEM, came out in November of 2016.
After quite a long effort, the third novel in the series was finally published in December of 2020. The title is DEATH COMES DUE. Quite of few of John's readers have hailed this novel as the best in the series. Find out more about it on John's website: www.johnclarkson.com
John spent many years in the New York advertising industry as a copywriter, running his own agency, and as a private consultant. He is now writing full time and intends to publish under his own imprint which will hopefully mean more books more quickly.
He and his wife divide their time between a home in upstate New York and Brooklyn.
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April 9, 2015
Bill Reed has not seen or spoken to his cousin John for four
years. He is an adult suffering from Down Syndrome. Bill receives
a disturbing letter from John composed entirely from posted together
numbers and crudely scribbled lines. John can neither read nor write.
It makes no sense but gives Bill a reason to think that something is
wrong at the private facility where John resides. A former FBI agent
Reed recently lost his leg in a motorcycle accident and he has
plenty of his own problems yet the more he checks on his cousin the
more problems he encounters from the people who are supposed to be
caring for John. Reed smells trouble and he is not about to give up.
Despite his own handicap he heads for the facility to find out what
they are hiding. This book starts a little slow but don't give up
wants it starts to roll it never lets up. An excellent book.
years. He is an adult suffering from Down Syndrome. Bill receives
a disturbing letter from John composed entirely from posted together
numbers and crudely scribbled lines. John can neither read nor write.
It makes no sense but gives Bill a reason to think that something is
wrong at the private facility where John resides. A former FBI agent
Reed recently lost his leg in a motorcycle accident and he has
plenty of his own problems yet the more he checks on his cousin the
more problems he encounters from the people who are supposed to be
caring for John. Reed smells trouble and he is not about to give up.
Despite his own handicap he heads for the facility to find out what
they are hiding. This book starts a little slow but don't give up
wants it starts to roll it never lets up. An excellent book.
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March 8, 2020
What a great writer. Really knows how to pull on your heart strings.
March 5, 2008
I read the hardback version of this book and its an excellent book highly recommend it!!!
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