The Face on the Other Side (Thomas O’Shea Mysteries)
Mystery
3rd in Series
FPS (February 10, 2018)
Paperback: 340 pages

Synopsis

He’d promised Sheriff Payne that he wouldn’t take any more matters into his own hands. So, when on a leisurely morning drive, SEAL-trained Thomas O’Shea sees two girls attacking a boy on a sidewalk, he opts not to intervene. When the boy is later murdered in the local hospital, though, all promises are off. What seems at the start to be a simple case of gang activity turns out to be far more. Even O’Shea, who has seen more than his share of evil, could not have guessed what is about to transpire…

Guest Post

Hello! I’m Olivia “Liv” Olson, female interest in the three Thomas O’Shea novels, continuing into the next one not yet finished. I teach English at Rockbluff, Iowa High School. I am divorced because my husband, an old high school sweetheart (you know, the football captain and the cheerleader romance), decided that I had faults. Who knew?

He said I was a lousy cook, that my breasts were too small (compared to?), and that I was boring. I love teaching kids and finding ways for them to learn individually, and I love being on the faculty of RHS. I am not boring.

When Thomas O’Shea came to town, I was immediately interested. The first time we met we were walking our dogs. He had an English Bulldog named Gotcha and I had my little Jack Russell Terrier, Milton. I could tell he was hurting and I found out later his wife and two daughters were killed by a drunk driver back in Georgia, where he lived.

How shall I put this? Okay, Thomas O’Shea is a hunk. He’s a big, powerfully-built guy. He wears glasses on his ruggedly handsome face, and he’s smart.

I’m attracted to him, even though he seems to be a danger magnet, but he can take care of himself. But he’s not attractive in that he’s dealing with pain, he drinks too much, and he questions God. Still, I am attracted to him and, well, never mind. You’ll see.

About the Author

John Carenen, a native of Clinton, Iowa, graduated with an M.F.A. in Fiction Writing from the prestigious University of Iowa Writers Workshop and has been writing ever since. His work has appeared numerous times in Reader’s Digest (including a First Person Award), McCall’s, Dynamic Years, and other periodicals. He has been a featured columnist in newspapers in Morganton, North Carolina and Clinton, South Carolina. His fiction has appeared in regional literary magazines. A novel, Son-up, Son-down, was published by the National Institute of Mental Health. He is happily married to (long-suffering) Elisabeth, and they have two grown daughters, Caitlin and Rowe. When he isn’t writing, he thinks about getting in shape, cheers for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Boston Red Sox, and takes frequent naps. He has traveled extensively, having visited 43 states and 23 countries. He is a USAF veteran, having served in the Philippines and Massachusetts. A retired an English professor at Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina, he is hard at work on another novel.

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