Tip the Piano Man
About
An isolated child, invisible to the world, is resigned to the darkness - until two loving strangers bring her into the light.
When little Piper Callaghan appears at Hope’s Home, too traumatized to speak after discovering her murdered mother’s body, Dr. Madison Wagner hopes to make the child’s possible father, writer Luke Callaghan, take responsibility for the bloody chaos he’s apparently created. For his part, Luke has his own story and refuses to be patronized. But when they discover Piper is the victim of prominent citizens profiting from an online international child sex ring, Madison and Luke understand they’re in this fight together. And guiding them from beyond the grave is a murdered young mother seeking retribution…and atonement. Madison and Luke must prevail against overwhelming odds, or their relentless pursuit of truth will hurtle them toward a shocking reality neither ever anticipated.
Praise for this book
How to begin? TIP THE PIANO MAN is, without a doubt, written from the heart. It is well researched, deeply profound, and masterfully told.
So, to the content: A small child, Piper, arrives at a children's shelter so traumatized that she can’t speak. Her mother has been murdered. When her father, Luke, arrives at the home, the tensions are palpable. Here the author deftly begins to describe the chaos found amongst the enormity of children suffering from abuse - not, as you might think, just carried out by nasty, smelly men, hanging around on dingy corners. The curse is a thousand-fold worse. The Dark Web lays bare its dirty secret right in the path of those in society who hold power, and in the highest of places.
Ms. Hoessli doesn’t pull punches. She isn’t frightened of highlighting the terror these children face. Daily. She shows how these vile, tiny minded, weak, depraved monsters, manage to continue to survive, and wreak terror upon their oh, so small, and vulnerable victims.
Ms. Hoessli creates a story you won’t forget. She shows how easily this sub-human fraternity can fall into the shadows, ready to emerge once again. The author has woven highly plausible twists and turns, so much so that I couldn’t be sure who was at the top of the chain. I’d marked Whitney down with major concerns, and Luke just as low... why? Because there are those who abuse their positions of power, at whatever level. Trust should be trusted. Right? Was I right?
I prayed all involved would meet their comeuppance. I wanted them to be found, and quickly, before more deaths occurred. Thankfully, you will be able to breathe, but not until the very end.
You need to read this novel. If you have a heart, and have any way of helping, you need to act. Now. Remember, this book needs word-of-mouth publicity more than any other kind.
While reading the Prologue for TIP THE PIANO MAN, I immediately felt a chilling Helter Skelter vibe. I felt the same fear. The images and situations that the author so graphically describe are characteristic of her first novel, WHISPERS THROUGH TIME, but this time I was compelled to go where I didn’t want to go. Yet, I was hooked and could not stop reading through genius unraveling of mystery after mystery. The subject matter is thought provoking and well researched. The writing is incredible, believable, and the fact that it scared me is an added compliment.
One thing is certain, a Rosetta Hoessli book is not just for reading but is something to be experienced. Reading TIP THE PIANO MAN was an unforgettable experience for me.
The astonishing amount of research done by author Hoessli shows clearly on each page of this book. She then painted a clear and compelling picture of the inner workings of child sex networks—from victim profiles, to work-worn advocates who fight uphill battles on a daily basis, to overworked law enforcement officers who know something is wrong but don’t have the necessary evidence, to judges whose hands are tied by antiquated laws. This is not a story for the faint hearted; it is a necessary one.
Based on a scale of 1-5, Tip The Piano Man merits a 5.