ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Jerry Graffam was born and raised on the rugged coast of Maine and began sailing with his family at an early age. After spending his teenage years living in London, England, Jerry returned to the U.S. and enrolled at Babson College where he studied business menagement. Three semesters and numerous short stories later, Jerry decided that financial accounting was far too monotonous for his tastes and he transferred to the University of Maine to study English.

After graduating from the University of Southern Maine in 2003 with a degree in English Literature, Jerry decided to forgo the life of corporate America and concentrate his time learning the craft of the novel. Fortunate to study with the likes of Dennis Lehane and Tom Perotta at the Stone Coast Writer's Conference for two straight summers, Jerry completed his first novel, The Lighthouse Society.

Jerry lives in greater Portland, Maine, with his wife and their 13-year-old cat, Fatty. Jerry spends his weeks working in risk management for a disability insurance carrier and spends most non-working days skiing or sailing.

 


  

The Lighthouse Society

Jerry Graffam

Available in Trade Paperback
MAY 2012

Short Synopsis:

Over a decade and a half after the tragic deaths of his parents, Jack Chandler returns to Carroll Island in search of the truth. Living under a veil of secrecy, the residents of the island must choose between a family's memory and the wrath of The Lighthouse Society.

Full Synopsis:

Sixteen years after Jack Chandler awoke in a hospital bed after a two week long coma, he still longed for the truth concerning his parents' deaths. The explanation of the ferryboat accident may have sufficed for a 12-year-old, but as he grew older, so did his suspicions. Over the years, his amateur investigations offered no new insight. Now 28, Jack has decided to return to his boyhood home on Carroll Island. He and his girlfriend, Kendra, have opted for the quiet island life, but when news of Jack's return spreads across the island; two groups urgently seek to get to Jack before his homecoming.

Just as Jack and Kendra prepare for their down east trip, Jack receives an anonymous phone call, which bears credence to his former beliefs and re-introduces him to an organization he had long forgotten, The Lighthouse Society.

The Society would like nothing more than to silence Jack forever, to keep him from uncovering their deadly plot. Little do they know, one of their own has other ideas. The Society's oldest member, Kyle Foster, had thought long and hard about his role in the cover-up surrounding the deaths of Jack's parents. Along with the island Sheriff and the enlisted help of a framed recluse, Foster provides Jack with clues, which enable him to bring the secret organization to justice

Published by Charles River Press