Dennis Mahoney lives in upstate New York with his wife, son, and dog. His first novel, FELLOW MORTALS, was a Booklist Top Ten Debut in 2013. His second novel, BELL WEATHER, was published by Holt in Summer 2015. He can be found online at AuthorDennisMahoney.com and @Giganticide
Bell Weather by Dennis Mahoney
I had never heard of Dennis Mahoney before picking up Bell Weather, but the bright green ARC cover drew me in: a monochrome print of a woman framed by trees. A hummingbird with bat-wings flies overhead. And over this, in bold white letters, “Enter the world of Root.” Well, with an invitation like that, don’t mind if I do.
Bell Weather is an adventure story following a young woman named Molly Bell as she escapes from two dangerous men bent on controlling her.
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We’re in total agreement David!
I felt just the same. The prose and character work was excellent. The larger story was unsatisfying, especially compared to…
Hmmm. I think I'll pass.
COMMENT Was I hinting that? I wasn't aware of it. But now that you mention it.... 🤔
So it sounds like you're hinting Fox may have had three or so different incomplete stories that he stitched together,…