Chris Beakey to sign books March 18 at Browseabout
Chris Beakey will be appearing at Browseabout Books to sign copies of his latest novel, “Fatal Option,” which opens on the coldest night of the year, with Stephen pulled from a restless sleep by a midnight phone call. His 17-year-old daughter, Sara, is stranded in a blizzard, crying in terror and begging for his help. Going to her rescue would be a no-brainer if he hadn't gone to bed just an hour before after a night of binge drinking alone.
With blurred vision and unsteady balance, Stephen knows it's dangerously irresponsible to get behind the wheel. But he hits the winding, icy roads of Maryland's Catoctin Mountains to bring his daughter home.
High school teacher Kieran O'Shea is also behind the wheel on that fateful night, searching for his autistic younger brother, Aidan. Kieran is also terrified - of the voices in his mind, of the probability that Aidan will be taken from him, and of the certainty that he will soon be arrested for murdering three women.
In a matter of minutes, Stephen will encounter Kieran and drive headlong into a collision that will force him to question everything he thought he knew about his family - and to protect his children from violence that hits all too close to home.
"’Fatal Option’ is very much about an option," says Beakey, "a choice that a good man makes in a desperate situation. Of course, the worst possible thing that could happen, happens. But sometimes bad decisions seem like the only decisions. What I really want readers of ‘Fatal Option’ to ask themselves is: what would you do?"
The signing will take place Saturday, March 18, from 1 until 3 p.m. Browseabout Books is at 133 Rehoboth Ave. in downtown Rehoboth Beach. For more information, call 302-226-2665.
