{"product_id":"9781410787460","title":"Under the Bridge and Back Again: The Winthorpe Mysteries, Part One","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Winthorpe Mysteries, Part One\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnder the Bridge and Back Again\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy: Mike Bradford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSet in Louisville,  Kentucky, this first presentation of the \u003ci\u003eWinthorpe Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the growth of a man and the forming of a family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  It is a romance, but the driving forces are suspense, deception and bloody murder.  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe man, Davis Winthorpe, is a jaded, cynical, user of people.  In the beginning of these stories he is a lonely man without any useful purpose beyond paying his bills and being his own boss.  The villain describes him as \u003ci\u003ea two-bit call-him-when-you-need-him errand boy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  His sweetheart gives him the name of \u003ci\u003eTaskmaster.  \u003c\/i\u003eIn the end of the matter, Davis and Kitty Winthorpe transform into a dynamic team of creative problem solvers.  They each make their own journey toward personal acceptance and individual worth.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWinthorpe, through his business, is used as a stooge by a relentless property developer, one Harry M. Snapp.  The hero is sent upon a wild goose chase by the villain to create a smoke screen as an alibi and cover up for murder. Harry Snapp’s wife is shot in the head, one time.  At the supposed time of the shooting Snapp has Winthorpe out for a ride on the historic riverboat, The Belle of Louisville.  Martha Snapp is shot as Harry and Davis go upriver, \u003ci\u003eunder the bridge and back again\u003c\/i\u003e.  Harry Snapp is guilty, and Winthorpe knows it.  In the end, only two people know the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSent to New   York City on what the villain assumes is an impossible mission, Winthorpe discovers information which reveals Harry Snapp to be a liar.  In the city he meets his love interest, Kitty Servideo.  Together they pursue both the evil intent of Snapp and each other in what proves to be a sensual blending of lonely hearts and lust for adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eKitty is a dynamic vivacious schemer who brings out the best in Davis Winthorpe while constantly frustrating him with her unpredictable nature, and her own deep dark secret over promises once made to her dying mother.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHumor, caprice and serendipity blend into a suspenseful unfolding of the truth about Harry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Davis and Kitty do become man and wife, and Harry is found to be guilty.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHarry is guilty of murder all right, but he didn’t kill his wife.  In the final chapter Winthorpe uncovers the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSYNOPSIS, Under the Bridge and Back Again         page two\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMartha Snapp, Harry’s wife, is guilty too.  She beat Harry at his own game.  She showed him up in front of the boy’s club.  Harry declares that \u003ci\u003eit takes balls of brass\u003c\/i\u003e to do \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ethe things he does.  When Martha shows that a woman can beat him at the game, she is marked for murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  She committed the one sin Harry could not forgive.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe story, twenty-six chapters in length, is set in Louisville, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  It explores the attraction of Louisville’s riverfront and the separate society that exists in the special part of town known as Old Louisville.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePursuit of the truth about Harry takes Kitty and Davis to Atlanta for one hot night, and to the coast of North   Carolina in a capricious chase after the one witness to the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Sense of place and character development is strong with the two central characters forming an attractive relationship with the reader that leaves the reader wondering what the two are going to do next.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn addition, there is a subplot that begins in Under the Bridge and slowly unfolds as the stories proceed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Kitty Servideo, Mrs. Winthorpe, has a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eWinthorpe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e are ongoing in nature.  The author knows more about this man who makes his living performing tasks.  Subsequent stories include \u003ci\u003eThe Hole in the Bottom of the Sea, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Searching for Air, \u003ci\u003ePatterns in the Sand \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Mistress of Tavern Hill.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152081240304,"sku":"9781410787460","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781410787460_p0.jpg?v=1763722454","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781410787460","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}