FRACTURED

By Catherine McKenzie

Julie Prentice is the writer of a best-selling book and has also now become the victim of a stalker. Her husband, Daniel, is willing to make a complete career move and takes the journey from Seattle to Cincinnati, Ohio, in order to get his wife and family away from this person who has made their lives miserable ever since “The Murder Game” was published. With the kids, six-year-old twins, now in school, and Daniel back at work in the new area, Julie sits down, takes a deep breath, and attempts to write her second novel now that they have left their “problem” behind.

Sadly, Julie’s problems are just getting started. Her anxiety isn’t going away like it should, so Julie decides to try running each morning to see if that will help. She begins her new workout regime with her next door neighbor, John Dunbar. Julie has always had a difficult time meeting new people so she thinks it’s a bit unusual that they became good friends so quickly. Other than her running partner, however, the only friend she makes in the neighborhood is a woman named Susan.

As their friendship grows, John helps Julie set up her computer webpages, etc. But while all this quality friendship time is being had, John’s wife and son take an instant dislike to Julie. They see her as someone who could break up their whole happy neighborhood. As anger creeps back into Julie’s world, she must decide if her former stalker has tracked her down…or if someone else simply wants her out of the picture.

This novel certainly was given the perfect title. Definitely one that you won’t want to put down, author Catherine McKenzie has created a tale that will hold your interest…except for the short intervals when you suddenly feel like glancing out your window to see if your neighbor is looking in.