Books like Following Fake Man by Barbara Ware Holmes
When Homer Aldrich Winthrop’s mother only offers vague, evasive remarks about his neurologist father, Homer feels his curiosity suppressed. At twelve, he decides to find answers. A sudden trip to a Maine coastal village, where his father once lived, forces Homer to confront the mystery of his own life. As he meets the locals and surveys the expansive sky, Homer finds the courage to dig deeper, uncovering secrets that may have led to his father’s disappearance and revealing truths about his own identity.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Barbara Ware Holmes
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