Security

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Edward Inman owns the best home security business in Stoneleigh. When he receives a late-night call-out to the home of one of his wealthiest customers, Doyle Cutler, Edward thinks it's just another over-anxious client - until a college student, Mary Steckl, claims she was sexually assaulted at Cutler's house. Though the rest of the town - including his wife - doubts her story, Edward suspects otherwise. When his professional investigations eventually lead him to an old girlfriend, whose teenage son may hold the key to the truth about what happened, his personal security is thrown into jeopardy .

Security is a brilliantly observed and gripping story of adults and children, secret lives and civic culture, suspicion and sexual hysteria.

Reviews

"'Amidon is the master of low-key but riveting suspense... Excellent entertainment.' Daily Mail 'An unpretentiously skilful novel about the current state of the American psyche.' Sunday Times 'Must Reads' 'Brilliant... Security will draw inevitable comparisons with Franzen, Chabon, DeLillo and other post-Updike American miserabilists. Yet Amidon is a more modest stylist and a better storyteller, nearer in spirit to Raymond Carver... Superbly crafted.' New Statesman 'Cancel the weekend and go into lockdown with Security, a twisty novel by Stephen Amidon.' Marie Claire 'A tightly plotted, utterly gripping novel... Amidon brilliantly evokes the claustrophobia and conformity of an inward-looking community.' Literary Review"

Author Bio

Stephen Amidon's previous books include Human Capital, The New City and Subdivision. He lives in Massachussetts.