Indie Next Pick for June!

“A page-turner and a disconcerting portrayal of the randomness of life and the choices we make. Strangely uplifting, The Upright Piano Player is guaranteed to keep you riveted.”
–Jack Gillard, Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor, MI

David Abbott’s exceptional debut, The Upright Piano Player, is among the books chosen by Indie Next as a Great Read for June. The novel goes on sale June 7 but you can pre-order now from one of these online retailers:

  • Amazon
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Borders
  • IndieBound
  • Powell’s
  • Random House
  • Henry Cage seems to have it all: a successful career, money, a beautiful home, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. His ex-wife is ill, his relationship with his son is strained to the point of estrangement, and on the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random violent act which soon escalates into a prolonged harassment.

    As his ex-wife’s illness becomes grave, it is apparent that there is little time to redress the mistakes of the past. But the man stalking Henry remains at large. Who is doing this? And why? David Abbott brilliantly pulls this thread of tension ever tighter until the surprising and emotionally impactful conclusion. The Upright Piano Player is a wise and acutely observed novel about the myriad ways in which life tests us—no matter how carefully we have constructed our own little fortresses.

    Click here to read an interview with the author.