BLACK DIAMOND FALL
When Luc Flanders disappears after playing a game of pond hockey with his college roommates, the police department in Carleton, Vermont is divided in its assessment of what fate befell him.
Some feel that Flanders went off the grid by choice. Others, including detectives Nick Jenkins and Helen Kennedy, suspect foul play. As the search for Flanders intensifies, the detectives turn their gaze to Sam Solomon, an older man with whom Luc has been having a secret relationship, who cannot prove his whereabouts during the hours when Flanders disappeared.
And then, when the Robert Frost house is vandalized, the detectives discover that there may be a link between the events which they are determined to discover.
Published on September 18, 2018.
Praise for Black Diamond Fall “Blends fact, fiction, and page-turning suspense.” –Entertainment Weekly
“(A) stunning literary thriller from critically acclaimed author Olshan, this one clearly demonstrating his mastery of the character-driven crime novel. As much an engrossing and rich examination of the consequences of desire as it is a painstakingly and sublimely constructed mystery.” –BooklistStarred Review
“Joseph Olshan succeeds in crafting an enthralling mystery…a well-written, imaginatively construed mystery set in a wonderfully conjured up wintry Vermont college town. A thoroughly enjoyable five-star read.” –New York Journal of Books
“(A) riveting mystery from a true master of the genre…very highly recommended.” –Midwest Book Review
“(A) nuanced literary mystery…Readers will enjoy following the detectives as they uncover a link between the two crimes, but the real core of the book concerns the lies people tell each other and themselves.” –Publishers Weekly
“While Olshan’s character development enriches the novel, its most dramatic event is Sam’s bone-breaking plunge down a dangerous ski trail in Utah ― Black Diamond Fall.” –Seven Days
“Black Diamond Fall is not a traditional hard-boiled mystery so much as one that’s been delicately poached and served up with a kind of literary Hollandaise sauce: Its exploration of the messy, socially complicated, sometimes broken ways that we love each other is what gives the story its richness.” –The Valley News
