Suspension: 1 (Tom Braddock) - Softcover

First novelist Crabbe is a thoughtful writer...His suspenseful, well-researched historical will have Caleb Carr fans asking for more. Comparisons to "The Alienist" are well-earned. "Library Journal"

Few authors have been able to match [Caleb] Carr's knack for combining modern pacing and plot twists with the scholarship and research needed to bring an earlier age to life. A notable exception is Richard E. Crabbe...One hell of a fine yarn. "The San Francisco Chronicle"

Crabbe debuts with a cunningly imagined historical fiction...[a] richly atmospheric thriller. "Publishers Weekly"

[Crabbe] pulls back from the criminal mind to offer panoramic views of the consequences of history. Suspension may not be as breathtaking as the Brooklyn Bridge, but Crabbe knows how to demolish all resistance. "The LA Times"

Superb detail and abundant action make this a solid page-turner. "Kirkus Reviews""

First novelist Crabbe is a thoughtful writer...His suspenseful, well-researched historical will have Caleb Carr fans asking for more. Comparisons to The Alienist are well-earned. Library Journal

Few authors have been able to match [Caleb] Carr's knack for combining modern pacing and plot twists with the scholarship and research needed to bring an earlier age to life. A notable exception is Richard E. Crabbe...One hell of a fine yarn. The San Francisco Chronicle

Crabbe debuts with a cunningly imagined historical fiction...[a] richly atmospheric thriller. Publishers Weekly

[Crabbe] pulls back from the criminal mind to offer panoramic views of the consequences of history. Suspension may not be as breathtaking as the Brooklyn Bridge, but Crabbe knows how to demolish all resistance. The LA Times

Superb detail and abundant action make this a solid page-turner. Kirkus Reviews

"First novelist Crabbe is a thoughtful writer...His suspenseful, well-researched historical will have Caleb Carr fans asking for more. Comparisons to The Alienist are well-earned." --Library Journal

"Few authors have been able to match [Caleb] Carr's knack for combining modern pacing and plot twists with the scholarship and research needed to bring an earlier age to life. A notable exception is Richard E. Crabbe...One hell of a fine yarn." --The San Francisco Chronicle

"Crabbe debuts with a cunningly imagined historical fiction...[a] richly atmospheric thriller." --Publishers Weekly

"[Crabbe] pulls back from the criminal mind to offer panoramic views of the consequences of history. Suspension may not be as breathtaking as the Brooklyn Bridge, but Crabbe knows how to demolish all resistance." --The LA Times

"Superb detail and abundant action make this a solid page-turner." --Kirkus Reviews

Richard E. Crabbe has a 20-year career in advertising sales with Advance Publications, The New York Post, Times Mirror, and currently Time Warner. Suspension was penned substantially on the Staten Island ferry, commuting to Manhattan. He is a lifelong resident of Staten Island, where his wife Kim and three daughters, Chelsea, Amanda, and Rebecca have him happily outnumbered.