AFTER HE IS ARRESTED FOR DEALING DRUGS AND CRASHES AND BURNS, RUPERT BEGINS AN INEXORABLE DESCENT TO THE DARK SIDE. HE IS FORCED TO FLEE NORTH JERSEY FEARING RETRIBUTION FROM THE PARTNERS HE HAS BETRAYED. BUT GETTING TOO CLOSE TO RUPERT IS LIKE BEING SWALLOWED BY A POWERFUL VORTEX FROM WHICH NO ONE EVER EMERGES.
Early Praise
“Brilliant ‘entertainment’ in the Graham Greene sense. The Broken Light of A Different Sun gradually eases you to the edge of your chair, then keeps you there with a combination of terror and pleasure that only a superb thriller can achieve. Lawrence does a masterly job!”—Ron Felber, bestselling author of Mojave Incident and Il Dottore, The Double Life of a Mafia Doctor.
“Michael Lawrence has written a cautionary tale about the dark side of the American dream in the leafy, privileged suburbs of northern New Jersey. The Broken Light of A Different Sun has characters you won’t soon forget and an ending you won’t see coming.”—AJ Murphy, Former National Accounts Manager- Macmillan Publishers
“Michael Lawrence’s novel is not quite the usual crime thriller, it prefers to take a dead bead on the inner lives and the dark logic of the north Jersey narco underworld. Lawrence takes the reader on a roller coaster ride that ultimately reveals a worm’s-eye view of an alternate reality-one inhabited by Rupert, the murderous impetus for this absorbing and dark tale. For a prosecutor like myself who’s “seen it all,” staring into the vacuum of Rupert’s eyes reminded me how much I will never know.”—Georges de Pompignan, former Assistant Morris County, New Jersey Prosecutor
“The Broken Light of A Different Sun explodes from a hidden source. The story launches from an appropriate setting; a region of subterranean worlds from which industrial America was birthed. A world hidden in plain sight, and whose history and presence are unknown to the tens of millions who live adjacent to it. Michael Lawrence has created a parallel world of characters who emerge from hidden places, revealing the unexpected.”—Steven Magasis, Aerospace Explosives and Environmental Engineer
“Enthralling. The dark motivations of the characters drive this novel’s compelling, nefarious plot. Combining suburbia’s violent underworld with brilliant character psychology, this suspenseful thriller takes on a gritty realness that will leave readers astounded page after page.”—Dr. John Parras, Professor of English, William Paterson University, Graduate Coordinator of the MFA program in Creative and Professional Writing, Author of Fire on Mount Maggiore
“The Broken Light of A Different Sun, Mike Lawrence’s debut novel, starts with a big bang then dives deep into the spiritual darkness that the explosion has wrought with propulsive action, realistic dialogue and a story that never stops surprising. I can’t wait for his next.”—Scott Krantz, author of the The Dogs Dance and The City and the Sky: a book of photography and poetry, Manager of Legendary NY Night Clubs: The LoneStar, The Blue Note, The Village Gate, Stand Up New York and Catch a Rising Star and 25 year member of The Friars Club and AA
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About the Author
Michael J Lawrence has a Masters in English with a Writing Specialization from William Paterson University and has published in literary journals such as Mobius: The Journal of Social Change and The Paumanok Review. Although his first love has always been literature, he has had an enjoyable career in the fitness industry in management and as a trainer. Michael currently lives in Northwest New Jersey with his son Joshua, wife Kathleen and pupchik Pasha
mlawre@earthlink.net / 973 459 0729