Freedom Drop

Len Buonfiglio is a former New York bar owner and family man. He has the perfect life until he yearns for more-for something he knows will destroy everything he had, but something he can't resist. He makes his choice and that, along with a traumatic event, shatters his world. His life and what he had now broken, his only choice is to leave the city and his family. His flight takes him to the remote Caribbean island of St. Pierre where he opens a sports bar that he runs with his friend and partner, a young local islander named Tubby Levett.

In Freedom Drop, a genial tour guide, Rawle "Big Tree" Johns is a suspect in an American woman's fall from a cliff and held in custody. John's mother enlists Buonfiglio to help free her son and to prove that he had nothing to do with the woman's death. Conflicted by the need to spend time with his sixteen-year-old daughter who he hasn't seen in two years, Mr. Len as he's known on the island, reluctantly agrees to help.

Buonfiglio's search for the truth reveals that there are other, much more powerful forces involved in the woman's death that threaten both his life and his family. In the course of his investigation, he confronts a high-ranking island politician, the local superintendent of police, the dead girl's mother, and, ultimately, a shady yet powerful outsider investor. Was the girl's death an accident or did Johns cause that accident? Or was she murdered? The lack of clarity-the mystery of what really happened to the girl-he realizes, reflects the enigma that is St. Pierre. It's a riddle that, despite living on the island for several years, he still cannot solve.

Critical Acclaim for Freedom Drop

"An impressive debut...Silverman capably captures the feel of his setting en route to a satisfying conclusion. A sequel is warranted." -Publishers Weekly

"Silverman had me at the Caribbean setting, and held me with his fully human characters-of both good and bad natures-and their situation." -SJ Rozan, Edgar-winning author of The Murder of Mr. Ma

"A mystery steeped in authentic Caribbean atmosphere. Silverman knows his territory, as does his hero, an ex-Marine-turned-sleuth who discovers that, even in paradise, things aren't always what they seem." -Wallace Stroby, author of Heaven's a Lie and Some Die Nameless

"A buddy book, a whodunit, and a family drama, Freedom Drop is mystery magic." -Reed Farrel Coleman, author of Sleepless City

"Brian Silverman's Freedom Drop is an exciting and welcome new addition to the crime writing pantheon." -S.A. Cosby, author of Razorblade Tears and All the Sinners Bleed