Broken Slate

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Synopsis

Thirty years ago, Sean Coleman’s father abandoned his family in the Colorado mountain town of Winston, and was never heard from again. The reason for his disappearance was always a mystery, but a lifetime of blaming himself put Sean on a rough, dark path that took him years to return from. Now content in his life, Sean receives unexpected word that his father has finally reemerged, on the other side of the country in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. . .as a murder victim. At the wishes of his sister, Sean flies out to retrieve his body, and hopefully find answers to why his father left, and the life he went on to lead. What he discovers is a second family, a web of deception, and a brutal killer who’s still on the loose. . .and isn’t finished killing.

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Author Biography

A lifelong Coloradoan, along with his wife and two children, John Daly graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in business administration and computer information systems. With a thirst for creative expression that went beyond the logic and absolutes of computer programming, John developed an interest in writing. He currently writes political, cultural, and media analysis columns for a national news website.

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The 20 Year-Old Sunrise

From a Dead Sleep may have been my first published book, but it wasn't my first attempt at writing a novel. On one of my old computers is an unfinished manuscript for 'Distant Mileage,' a story inspired by a college road trip I took during spring break of 1995. The destination was San Jose, CA, and I was traveling with my roommate and a van-load of his music-major friends (half of whom I hadn't previously met). Pretty much everything went wrong along the way, but there were some pleasant memories too. One was a beautiful sunrise that played out behind us (through the van's rear window) after a long night of driving. Only three of us were awake to enjoy the sight, which was warmly greeted with some impromptu narration by a young woman in the back seat. I relayed her memorable words verbatim in this scene — a scene that I had originally written for Distant Mileage (using different characters). I was pleased to be able to revive it for Broken Slate.

Book Excerpt

Broken Slate

As Sean knelt, waiting for them to pass, he witnessed a pinprick of unfiltered sunlight pop up from the ocean horizon.

“Come on,” Sean whispered, repeating the words he recalled an old girlfriend saying on a road trip to Nevada about a year ago. With her delicate hand caressing his shoulder, she’d been gazing out the rear windshield at the birth of a new day in the Utah desert. “Come on.”

When a wider ray spread out along the water, Sean let a corner of his mouth curl. “There you are,” he said in conjunction with the memory. He remembered the way she’d looked at him after she’d said those words. Her eyes were aflame with the same kind of beauty and promise he now beheld. It wasn’t until that moment that he realized just how much he missed her.

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John A Daly

Broken Slate

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Broken Slate

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