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    Head Games: A Novel

    By Thomas B. Cavanagh

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    "I have a tumor in my head. I call it Bob . . ."

    With two ex-wives, a fifteen-year-old daughter who hates him, and a soon-to-be-fatal brain tumor nicknamed Bob, retired police detective Mike Garrity doesn't have a lot to live for. He's resigned himself to spending his last months alone, until an old colleague offers him a chance to go out with a bang, leave his daughter with an inheritance, and maybe even earn her respect.

    Twenty-two year old TJ Sommerset is a member of the hit boy band Boyz Klub, a millionaire, and missing-in-action, putting at risk a world tour and millions in endorsements. He's also the idol of Mike's teenage daughter, Jennifer. So when Boyz Klub's frantic manager hires Mike to locate his golden goose, Mike's all too happy to make one last attempt to impress Jennifer. However, it isn't long before Mike discovers that there are other people looking for TJ as well. And once a headless corpse shows up, it's clear that they're not just after him for his autograph.

    Fast-paced and acidly funny, Head Games sends up the best (and the worst) of Orlando's entertainment industry, marking Thomas B. Cavanagh as a name to watch in the world of Florida crime fiction.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateJan 9, 2007
    ISBN9781466829688
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    Head Games: A Novel
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    Thomas B. Cavanagh

    Thomas B. Cavanagh spent several years in film and television entertainment where he wrote a number of award-winning children’s television programs for producers such as Nickelodeon, the Disney Channel, and Anheuser Busch Entertainment. He has taught graduate level courses focused in e-learning and technical communication, and holds a PhD in Texts & Technology from UCF and a graduate degree in creative writing from the University of Miami. He is currently the Vice Provost for Digital Learning at the University of Central Florida. Cavanagh has written and managed numerous multimedia programs for Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. government, and the military. Cavanagh lives in Florida with his family and two cats.  

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    • 4/5
      A compelling and disturbing story involving family and forensics.
    • 4/5
      Eileen Dreyer got me. Yes, she did. I absolutely had no idea this book would end like it did!When Molly Burke starts getting notes and human bones at the back door she doesn't Know what to think. She has no clue who is leaving her these "gifts" but suddenly every news channel in the country has someone sleeping on her front lawn! To add to the chaos she has an unexpected visitor - her nephew Patrick. Patrick has decided to pay her visit to escape boredom at home as his parents (Molly's brother and wife) are always gone and never pay attention to him. Molly understands how he feels as her own family treated her the same way when she chose nursing over the career they had in mind for her. Black sheep hang well together.And then there is Kenny, one of Molly's ER cases and Frank, a lawyer who is in love with her and makes her life hell in the process. A must-read! In one sitting, All night if necessary. And don't say you weren't warned.....