
Pushback is a finalist for the 2019 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense in the Mainstream Mystery/Suspense category, a finalist for the Book Excellence Award in thrillers, and a finalist for the Colorado Author's League Award in Mystery. And before the fight is done, multiple bodies lie in his wake. And now, someone is trying to kill him.ĭave's only choices are to flee or stay and fight. Late that night, Dave gets a text: "How does it feel to be so quickly forgotten?" Apparently, someone close to Allison is angry that he has moved on so "soon."ĭave's PTSD symptoms make him avoid conflict at almost any cost, so he hopes this will pass.

Cathy, who was previously victimized by a con man, breaks it off. At Dave's high-school reunion, Dave is stunned that he doesn't recognize anyone there.

A Finalist for the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, Mainstream Mystery.ĭave, an investment counselor with PTSD, survives a blowout that kills his fiancée, Allison.Ī year later, Dave has found unexpected happiness with Cathy.
