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Sam Acquillo can hide in his windswept waterfront cottage all he wants, but the demons of his past are going to find him. Worse, they've teamed up with some pretty nasty demons of the present, including a very determined Chief of Police whose top detective has Sam caught in the crosshairs. Part-time carpenter, full-time drinker and co-conspirator with an existential mutt named Eddie Van Halen, Sam tries to lead the simple life. But as always, fate intervenes, this time in the form of Robbie Milhouser, local builder and blundering bully who shares at least one thing with Sam — an irresistible attraction to the beautiful Amanda Anselma. Peel back the glitz and glory of the fabled Hamptons and you'll find a beautiful place filled with ugly secrets. This is Sam Acquillo's world. Moving effortlessly across the social divide with wry pal Jackie Swaitkowski and rich guy Burton Lewis, the ex-boxer, ex-corporate infighter seems doomed to straddle the thin red line between envy and love, hate and forgiveness, goodness and greed. And sometimes life and death. Only this time, the life at stake is his own.

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With intelligence, compassion and syncopation, Knopf delivers another knockout blow. - Calgary Herald His characters will have readers returning. - The Globe and Mail Praise for Head Wounds: I quite enjoyed the setting of this novel, which Chris Knopf evokes with loving detail. But what I liked most about Head Wounds is the intelligent writing which entertained me on every page. Chris Knopf deserves a wide audience. This is one of those series published by a relatively small press that surpasses in quality a lot of what is being published by the big boys. Seek it out. - Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine Praise for The Last Refuge: The characters are such original oddballs and their conversation so bracing that you want to kick off your shoes and spend some time on the porch with them, just taking in the view and enjoying the talk. - The New York Times There's a definite whiff of Elmore Leonard here, particularly in the snappy dialogue and the colorful characters. - Publishers Weekly Sam's rediscovery of himself in middle age is the real focus in this accomplished debut novel, which also boasts outstanding dialogue and a vividly rendered setting. Expect to hear more from Knopf; he is definitely a writer to watch. - Booklist (starred review) Knopf has a wonderfully light and deft touch with the English language (dialogue is a strong suit) and uses it to good effect in telling this most pleasing story. - Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine

With intelligence, compassion and syncopation, Knopf delivers another knockout blow. <br>-- Calgary Herald <br> His characters will have readers returning. <br>-- The Globe and Mail <br>Praise for Head Wounds: <br> I quite enjoyed the setting of this novel, which Chris Knopf evokes with loving detail. But what I liked most about Head Wounds is the intelligent writing which entertained me on every page. Chris Knopf deserves a wide audience. This is one of those series published by a relatively small press that surpasses in quality a lot of what is being published by the big boys. Seek it out. <br>-- Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine <br>Praise for The Last Refuge : <br> The characters are such original oddballs and their conversation so bracing that you want to kick off your shoes and spend some time on the porch with them, just taking in the view and enjoying the talk. <br>-- The New York Times <br> There's a definite whiff of Elmore Leonard here, particularly in the snappy dialogue and the colorful characters. <br>-- Publishers Weekly <br> Sam's rediscovery of himself in middle age is the real focus in this accomplished debut novel, which also boasts outstanding dialogue and a vividly rendered setting. Expect to hear more from Knopf; he is definitely a writer to watch. <br>-- Booklist (starred review) <br> Knopf has a wonderfully light and deft touch with the English language (dialogue is a strong suit) and uses it to good effect in telling this most pleasing story. <br>-- Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine <p> From the Hardcover edition.

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Chris Knopf is a house designer, cabinetmaker, musician, award-winning copywriter and principal of Mintz & Hoke, a Connecticut marketing communications agency. A native of Philadelphia, educated in the US and London, Knopf lives with his wife and their two Wheaten Terriers in Avon, Connecticut and Southampton Village, Long Island.

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