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The fall guy
2011
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In The Fall Guy, local handyman Cedric finds himself facing a possible manslaughter charge after a client's wife falls to her death from a deck he built. Certain that he is being framed, Cedric, an aspiring inventor, tries to use a clever combination of outdated electronics to prove his innocence, and a frisson of chemistry between him and a female police officer will please romance fans as well as readers who, like Cedric, wrestle with social anxiety.--Engberg, Gillia. Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Handyman Cedric O'Toole likes his simple life.

Cedric lives by himself on a hardscrabble farm, collecting sheds full of junk and dreaming of his next invention. Then one day a slick city lawyer drives down his lane and his nightmare begins. Lori-Anne Wilkins, the wife of a wealthy local businessman, has fallen to her death from a deck Cedric built, and the furious widower has slapped him with a lawsuit. When Cedric goes to check out the accident site, he discovers that someone has tampered with the railing around the deck. It appears he's been set up to take the blame. But who might want Mrs. Wilkins dead? Then, when someone runs him off the road, he realizes that his life is in danger too. To clear his name and save his life, Cedric has to use his inventive mind to trap the real killer.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!

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