From Away - Hardcover

Praise for "From Away":
"Anyone who doesn't laugh out loud at David Carkeet's writing needs to have their pulse checked. He's a very clever fellow, and this is a deftly funny book." - Carl Hiaasen
"Imagine Preston Sturges and Ruth Rendell collaborating and you've go "From Away." Beautifully plotted, emotionally resonant and, most of all, hilarious." - Jonathan Kellerman
""From Away" is humanely funny, mysterious, and most unpredictable. It's filled with unexpected delights, most of which come courtesy of his wise-cracking, edge-seeking protagonist Denny Braintree. I'm not sure how Carkeet does it, but I'm glad he does. Fresh and unafraid. Enjoyment guaranteed." - T. Jefferson Parker
"If you're like me and love doppelgangers, Vermonters, Vermonter-Haters, overeaters, horn players, contra dancers, cybersnoopers, family secrets, model train enthusiasts, and insanely inventive, entertaining, hilarious, and, in the end, moving mysteries involving all of the above, then y

Praise for "From Away"
"Anyone who doesn't laugh out loud at David Carkeet's writing needs to have their pulse checked. He's a very clever fellow, and this is a deftly funny book." - Carl Hiaasen
"Imagine Preston Sturges and Ruth Rendell collaborating and you've go "From Away." Beautifully plotted, emotionally resonant and, most of all, hilarious." - Jonathan Kellerman
""From Away" is humanely funny, mysterious, and most unpredictable. It's filled with unexpected delights, most of which come courtesy of his wise-cracking, edge-seeking protagonist Denny Braintree. I'm not sure how Carkeet does it, but I'm glad he does. Fresh and unafraid. Enjoyment guaranteed." - T. Jefferson Parker
"If you're like me and love doppelgangers, Vermonters, Vermonter-Haters, overeaters, horn players, contra dancers, cybersnoopers, family secrets, model train enthusiasts, and insanely inventive, entertaining, hilarious, and, in the end, moving mysteries involving all of the a

Praise for "From Away"
"Imagine Preston Sturges and Ruth Rendell collaborating and you've got "From Away." Beautifully plotted, emotionally resonant and, most of all, hilarious." --Jonathan Kellerman
"Fresh and unafraid. Enjoyment guaranteed." --T. Jefferson Parker
""From Away" by David Carkeet is one of the more interesting crime novels that I've read this year... This is a crime novel written as much for laughs as any other reason and is largely successful because of the main character." -- "Spinetingler Magazine"
"Acclaimed author David Carkeet is back with a masterpiece of comic mystery writing..."From Away" delivers a wild ride of a story and an unforgettable hero." -- "OC Metro"

Denny Braintree, a wisecracking loner devoted to model trains, finds himself stranded in late-winter Vermont. His night at the hotel begins with promise, but then his prospective one-night stand walks out on him. Leaving town, Denny is mistaken for look-a-like Homer Dumpling, a popular native son who mysteriously disappeared from town three years earlier. Instead of correcting the mistake, Denny dons his new identity as easily as a Vermonter's winter fleece, and a good thing too-the woman he had hoped to sleep with has turned up dead, and Denny is the chief suspect.As Denny tries to unravel the mystery, he struggles to hide his true identity from Homer's increasingly suspicious circle of family and friends, including Homer's prickly girlfriend. In Denny, Carkeet has crafted a fast- talking bumbler whose instinct for survival will face the ultimate challenge, with readers cheering him on all the way..