Books like Sorry to disrupt the peace by Patty Yumi Cottrell
Helen Moran, a 32‑year‑old guardian of troubled youth in New York, receives the shocking news that her adoptive brother has died. Convinced that the official story of suicide hides deeper truth, she travels to Milwaukee to investigate.
In her childhood home, Helen must face a forbidden past, estranged family members, and the overzealous grief counselor Chad Lambo. As she delves into her brother’s life and the motives that may have led him to death, Helen confronts her own loneliness, the weight of grief, and questions about what it means to be alive.
The novel explores death, family dynamics, grief, adoption, and the search for truth amid loss, as Helen confronts past choices and the uncertainties surrounding her brother’s final act.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Patty Yumi Cottrell
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