The Good And The Dead Author:Seymour Shubin A Ben Newman Mystery. Elementary Murder True crime writer Ben Newman has a talent for re-creating murder, though until now he's viewed homicide only as an outsider looking in. But suddenly bodies are turning up in his suburban Philadelphia hometown. And he knows each and every one of them: they were all classmates at the same elementary... more » school. A grown-up third-grader harboring a secret grudge? A teacher gone berserk? Ben's ability to get inside the mind of a killer has yet to lead him to the motive. What secrets lie behind the innocent facade of childhood in this small, tigh-knit community? As corpses and old memories come to light, he's reconnecting with the past . . . and getting worried about his own future. Especially when it comes to thwarting a killer intent on making Ben his next victim.« less
True crime writer Ben Newman is suddenly involved in crime(s) involving people he knows personally - and the roots go far back into classes at the local elementary school.