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Reckless Indifference, nominated for a 2009 New Hampshire Literary Award for Outstanding Book of Fiction!
Reviews for RECKLESS INDIFFERENCE As reviewed by Pagan Kennedy, Writer-in-Residence, Dartmouth College “In this crime novel, Veazey takes us on a wild ride around the East coast, as she dramatizes a case of police malfeasance that rings all too true. By dint of a vivid imagination and some detective work of her own, the author illuminates the crisscrossed lives of a half-dozen characters. She weaves a tangled…and dazzling…web.” As reviewed by Robert Henderson, Boston Book Club “If you think that being arrested without evidence or probable cause can’t happen to you, think again. Julie Bigg Veazey has assembled a cast of opportunists and victims who could hang or redeem themselves. Reckless Indifference is a searing indictment of the abusive power of one corrupt individual over another person’s life. The story builds into a gripping crescendo as you alternately love and hate the characters.” As reviewed by Kirkus Discoveries The suspense of the novel rests on the psychological portraits of Tony and Eric, antagonist and accused. The author is dead-on in her illustration of Eric’s malaise—the depiction of the helplessness and disbelief with which he faces his persecution is fascinating and vivid. Veazey shows with bone-chilling accuracy that while the courts purport to believe in the presumption of innocence until guilt is proven, the concept is often overlooked. An accusation can be as damning as a conviction, and Eric loses the support of his wife, children, boss and even lawyer, as he descends further into the system. Reckless Indifference is a crime novel that mines interesting, unconventional sources for tension. As reviewed by Kam Aures for Rebecces Reads “Reckless Indifference” is a well-written novel that will have you hooked from the first page. The characters are very well developed and their personality traits and actions will definitely evoke strong feelings from the reader. The book really makes you think about how the fabrication of evidence can have such devastating and life-altering effects on one man and his family’s being. It will also make you question whether or not the phrase “innocent until proven guilty” really means anything. The story flows smoothly and will hold your interest until the last page is turned. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys psychological and legal fiction. As reviewed by Lynn Harnett, for Seacoast Sunday TAUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM N.H. AUTHOR Local author, Julie Bigg Veazey, puts flesh on the bones of nightmares in her second novel, a psychological thriller of one man's life wrested from his control. Eric Nordblum is already a bit down on his luck. His marriage is on the rocks after his brief affair with a co-worker and his wife has thrown him out. He misses his boys and his home. And then a cop shows up at his door and begins asking strange questions and with a skip and a slip Eric's life begins a downward spiral that gains velocity with every page. Through various viewpoints, including perps, witness and cops, the reader knows what Eric does not — a trio of jewel thieves has been targeting a particular chain of stores, which the cops now have staked out. But the sting operation is botched, resulting in the shooting of a store manager and the escape of the criminals in a car that looks a lot like Eric's, right down to the bent antenna, an all but fatal detail. The lead investigator is an ambitious, but lazy and unprincipled cop, who really needs to get this collar. He latches on to Eric's and begins to build his case, unchecked by his more cautious partner, or, later, the dawning realization that he may be fitting up the wrong guy. Meanwhile Eric finds himself in a maelstrom of disaster as his support structure — family, friends, job — his very place in the world, begins to fall away. Veazey, also author of the coming-of-age novel "Silent Cry" (available at RiverRun Books in Portsmouth, Water Street Books in Exeter, and on Amazon.com), and a book of poems, "Merrymeeting," portrays the vortex of fear that grips an innocent person caught in the gears of a faulty system. She shows how minor errors, cover-ups and personality flaws can accumulate until injustice attains a life of its own that mere humans seem powerless to stop. A page-turner and a cautionary tale. Lynn Harnett of Kittery, Maine.
Praise for RECKLESS INDIFFERENCE Reckless Indifference, in the capable hands of Julie Bigg Veazey, becomes a cleverly constructed legal yarn about the unjust targeting of a guiltless man and his battle against the very law that was designed to protect the innocent. It is an engrossing read that winds through the bureaucracy of our legal system as the intertwined actions of the characters irrevocably change the lives of both the innocent and the guilty. The most frightening aspect of the book is: “There but for the grace of God go I.” --Cheryl Brown, Atlantic Book Club
“Weaving an emotional shuttle through circumstances that evoke a passion for justice, this novel leaves you with a gnawing need for the truth that escapes in the tatters of Eric’s unraveling life. Reckless Indifference explores an intricate net of lies and how they eventually ensnare the spinner. Once again, Julie Bigg Veazey’s characters, through vivid dialog and action, envelope the reader with a scary look at reality.” --Robert Leigh Meek, Chemistry of Power
“Inconceivably, the destiny of a flawed but hard-working husband and father becomes determined by an ambitious beat cop who fabricates one reckless untruth which leads to another and another until three states are involved in an entanglement of deceit. With fascinating perception into each character, the author leads the story into legal recourse, tragedy and redemption.” --Barbara DeWall, Arizona Review
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Silent
Cry is a wonderful read.