Book Description
Emmett Cole stands transfixed, his feet sinking into the icy mud of a French canal as he peers through the fog at the body of a young woman and the photograph floating from her locket. A picture of him! Moments ago, Emmett was searching the Canal Region for his former orphanage; now panicked, he is hiding the picture and covering the mysterious girl with his expensive coat.
Sensing the New York architect’s nervousness, Inspector Colbert, Le Crocodile, holds him for questioning and keeps his passport. While Emmett is detained in Burgundy, he hears bizarre stories of what led up to his disappearance more than thirty years before: stories of a doomed love affair, countless deceptions, insanity, a kidnapping and one man’s dogged search for a small boy.
The interwoven tales at first surprise, though upon reflection are plausible, even inevitable. The timing of these disclosures could be seen as coincidental, but when added to the shocking outcome, the timing may be more meaningful, in fact synchronistic.
You be the judge in this fast-paced journey into psychological suspense.
FROM SHALLOW WATER is enhanced with 35 emotionally insightful drawings.
Prologue
Until he was thirty-four Emmett had no reason to suspect he’d been born anywhere but in the French orphanage. His earliest memories were of that medieval castle and its stone walls. By the time he was six he’d discovered every staircase, tunnel, chamber and tower where he could be alone and draw.
However, he is now obsessed with memories of a life before that castle—the time of his own kidnapping. If he can find the orphanage and examine their records, Emmett may be able to make sense of the perplexing visions that haunt him.
During his years there, Sister Angelique was the most important person in his life and he still relies on a special technique she taught: Awaken before dawn, lie motionless and receive inspiration. For Emmett, those pre-dawn revelations focused on space, structure and architectural designs and his designs became more original and incredible with each passing year.
Once he was taken to America, that focus and insightful creativity led him to many academic honors and as expected, propelled him to the top of his field.
Today, Emmett Cole is considered one of New York’s most innovative architects.
Nonetheless, his one week trip to France’s Burgundy Region is about to change everything.
Emmett Cole stands transfixed, his feet sinking into the icy mud of a French canal as he peers through the fog at the body of a young woman and the photograph floating from her locket. A picture of him! Moments ago, Emmett was searching the Canal Region for his former orphanage; now panicked, he is hiding the picture and covering the mysterious girl with his expensive coat.
Sensing the New York architect’s nervousness, Inspector Colbert, Le Crocodile, holds him for questioning and keeps his passport. While Emmett is detained in Burgundy, he hears bizarre stories of what led up to his disappearance more than thirty years before: stories of a doomed love affair, countless deceptions, insanity, a kidnapping and one man’s dogged search for a small boy.
The interwoven tales at first surprise, though upon reflection are plausible, even inevitable. The timing of these disclosures could be seen as coincidental, but when added to the shocking outcome, the timing may be more meaningful, in fact synchronistic.
You be the judge in this fast-paced journey into psychological suspense.
FROM SHALLOW WATER is enhanced with 35 emotionally insightful drawings.
Prologue
Until he was thirty-four Emmett had no reason to suspect he’d been born anywhere but in the French orphanage. His earliest memories were of that medieval castle and its stone walls. By the time he was six he’d discovered every staircase, tunnel, chamber and tower where he could be alone and draw.
However, he is now obsessed with memories of a life before that castle—the time of his own kidnapping. If he can find the orphanage and examine their records, Emmett may be able to make sense of the perplexing visions that haunt him.
During his years there, Sister Angelique was the most important person in his life and he still relies on a special technique she taught: Awaken before dawn, lie motionless and receive inspiration. For Emmett, those pre-dawn revelations focused on space, structure and architectural designs and his designs became more original and incredible with each passing year.
Once he was taken to America, that focus and insightful creativity led him to many academic honors and as expected, propelled him to the top of his field.
Today, Emmett Cole is considered one of New York’s most innovative architects.
Nonetheless, his one week trip to France’s Burgundy Region is about to change everything.