Kitchener author releases debut crime-thriller...Book incorporates art, poetry and music to tell 'crime of the century'
“What if someone was able to get hold of your fingerprints?"
That question led Gamble to five years of writing, painting and editing, which ultimately culminated in his debut fiction novel, Willow Down, a story about how a murdered man is able to return from the dead and kill off his colleagues.
“Get set to let your mind wander and then ponder through life's odd subtleties as you trek through the financial and meat packing districts," the synopsis sets. “Then, jet off to Oahu to recalibrate your soul's settings before returning to New York City to complete the task at hand — solving a triple homicide.
“It's all my art and it evolved as I wrote," he said. “I'd be writing a certain section and an image would come to me — an abstract image of the event like two horses at dusk, or a straight-faced couple, or a new Hawaiian sun."