The Park (Anthony Gervasi novel)
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The Park is a mystery
novel
by Anthony Gervasi, published in 2005 by Publish America. The story revolves around a psychiatrist, Doctor Freeman, his former patient, Alex, and a police captain, Detective Richard Donovan, who embark on a journey to discover the mystery behind unexplained disappearances at Central Park
, New York
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. Later, in 2005, a middle aged marine retiree, Alex, is acquitted from his mental institution by his phsychiatrist, Doctor Freeman, who begins to believe his story about a giant, winged murderous beast in Central Park, New York, after Alex is able to verify it with unexplained deaths and ripped articals of clothing. Doctor Freeman and Alex go to the police, where they meet police captain, Detective Richard Donovan, who also believes Alex, and helps Doctor Freeman and Alex hunt down the beast. They learn it originted from New Jersey and was run out by it's inhabitants in the 1700's. They later involve an ex-army police officer, Mike Nordell, who accompinies them in faceing the monster. The group set up several traps to try to take down the monster once and for all.
Mystery
Mystery, mysteries, or mysterious may refer to:-Religion:* Sacred mysteries, supernatural phenomena associated with a divinity or religious ideology* Mystery play, a form of medieval European dramatic theatre dealing with religious themes...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Anthony Gervasi, published in 2005 by Publish America. The story revolves around a psychiatrist, Doctor Freeman, his former patient, Alex, and a police captain, Detective Richard Donovan, who embark on a journey to discover the mystery behind unexplained disappearances at Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Plot Synopsis
The story begins in the 1700's, when a preist is brought into New Jersey to ward of a creature the villagers believe to be the DevilDevil
The Devil is believed in many religions and cultures to be a powerful, supernatural entity that is the personification of evil and the enemy of God and humankind. The nature of the role varies greatly...
. Later, in 2005, a middle aged marine retiree, Alex, is acquitted from his mental institution by his phsychiatrist, Doctor Freeman, who begins to believe his story about a giant, winged murderous beast in Central Park, New York, after Alex is able to verify it with unexplained deaths and ripped articals of clothing. Doctor Freeman and Alex go to the police, where they meet police captain, Detective Richard Donovan, who also believes Alex, and helps Doctor Freeman and Alex hunt down the beast. They learn it originted from New Jersey and was run out by it's inhabitants in the 1700's. They later involve an ex-army police officer, Mike Nordell, who accompinies them in faceing the monster. The group set up several traps to try to take down the monster once and for all.