Falling for Christopher Pike

Categories: Mystery & Suspense , Fiction

Call it ‘literary crack cocaine’ like the blurb on the volume's cover from Kirkus reviews or on a less exotic plane; call it psychological coconut sorbet for the soul.  Christopher Pike’s Falling possesses a title that’s simple, benign, and unassuming but don’t be fooled.  Beware.  It is anything but.  Start down this pike and fall you will. 

Matt Connor is an average American male.  He has a wonderful girlfriend, Amy, who keeps him at arms length constantly over the course of a year.  Thinking all is roses between them, Matt is shocked to discover his beloved with her ex-boyfriend David.  He’s even more perplexed when he finds that she is with child, David’s child, and does not wish to reconcile with him.  Utterly incensed and hopelessly obsessed, Matt devises a plan to make Amy pay and pay she does, in droves. 

Meanwhile, renegade FBI agent Kelly Feinman is still recovering from severe injuries she sustained while apprehending a serial killer dubbed ‘The Acid Man’.  The Acid Man is now a quadriplegic, and out of commission. Or is he?  Doubt ensues when Amy’s child is kidnapped and an attempt on her life is made that imitates the Acid Man’s MO.

Christopher Pike, pseudonym for Kevin McFadden, has written countless young adult supernatural novels as well as adult fiction.  His range is broad enough to run the entire gamut of the dark genres.  He is a true master of suspense, horror, mystery and science fiction.  Other notable titles for adults include: The Cold One (supernatural)and Alosha, (science fiction). 

Is it a coincidence that his pseudonym is the name of the original Captain of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek series pilot?  Maybe, but it's blatantly clear that he follows the prime directive of dark fiction to the letter.  He thrills.  Falling is no exception, and with every new title he publishes, he only gets better.