The fall guy : a Cedric O'Toole mystery

Handyman Cedric O'Toole likes his simple life. He lives by himself on a hardscrabble farm, collecting sheds full of junk and dreaming of his next invention. Then one day a slick city lawyer drives down his lane and his nightmare begins. Lori-Anne Wilkins, the wife of a wealthy local businessman, has fallen to her death from a deck Cedric built, and the furious widower has slapped him with a lawsuit. When Cedric goes to check out the accident site, he discovers that someone has tampered with the railing around the deck. It appears he's been set up to take the blame. But who might want Mrs. Wilkins dead? Then, when someone runs him off the road, he realizes that his life is in danger too. To clear his name and save his life, Cedric has to use his inventive mind to trap the real killer. Lt. Joe Gunther Of The Brattleboro, Vermont Police Force Has A Serious Problem: In A Community Where A Decade Could Pass Without A Single Murder, The Body Count Is Suddenly Mounting. Innocent Citizens Are Being Killedand Others Set-upseemingly Orchestrated By A Mysterious Ski-masked Man. Signs Suggest That A Three Year-old Murder Trial Might Lie At The Heart Of Things, But It's A Case That Many In The Department Would Prefer Remained Closed. A Man Of Quiet Integrity, Lt. Gunther Knows That He Must Pursue The Case To Its Conclusion, Wherever It Leads.open Season Is The First Of Archer Mayor's Joe Gunther Novels, A Series Of Gripping Police Procedurals Set In New England, Where Small-town Charm, Stoicism And Civility Sometimes Conceal Brutal Truths. Cedric O'Toole, a handyman who lives on a farm by himself and dreams of his next invention, finds his life turned upside down when he is sued for faulty workmanship and realizes the lawsuit might lead to a manslaughter charge When Handyman Cedric O'toole Is Set Up To Take The Fall For A Murder He Didn't Commit, He Will Need All His Inventive Powers To Save Himself. Barbara Fradkin. Issued Also In Electronic Formats. When handyman/inventor Cedric O'Toole is set up to take the fall for a murder he didn't commit, he will need all his inventive powers to save himself