Spiral Bound

About the Book

One fall night in 1941, in a small town down-river from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a foreman from a textile plant was killed. Daniel Sloan finds his youth is in disarray when his idealistic stepbrother, Aaron, is arrested for the clubbing. The only witness who could possibly shed light on what actually happened is his girl friend, Beverly. When she vanishes the Sloan family organizes a search for her whereabouts.

Forty-plus years later the mysteries surrounding the killing and the witness’ disappearance are about to end. Daniel, now 56, and Beverly, revisit the characters, events, and horrors to unravel the realities that had haunted their lives throughout the years.

The search for the truth, the search for the witness, and her cleverness in staying undercover, take both characters along separate circuitous paths, through numerous personal relationships and many frightening close calls, eventually coming together with long sought answers in a little used bookstore in Espanola, New Mexico.

About the Author

Joel is a published photographer with three books on Pittsburgh, PA to his credit. His work has appeared in movies, books, magazines, calendars, and as framed art. Recently he moved from Pittsburgh to Boulder Colorado to be closer to three of his four sons. SPIRAL BOUND is his first published novel.