It’s late summer 1966 in a small town in upstate New York when the body of eight year old Michael Vogel is found at the bottom of the deep end of the municipal swimming pool four hours after closing.

At first, the townspeople believe the initial reports that it was an accidental drowning, despite the fact that the boy's body wasn’t discovered when the lifeguards searched the pool earlier in the day after his sister reported him missing. However, when an autopsy brings an unexpected result, it sets in motion a search for a killer, in a town unaccustomed to murder.

The story is told from the perspective of three members of the community. One is a twelve year old boy with a future he wants to avoid. Another is a sheriff with a past he wants to forget. The third is a forty year old bachelor with a secret he wants desperately to keep.

Their stories all come together in a startling and thrilling conclusion that leaves nearly as many questions as answers.

Drew Yanno began writing for film in 1993 and has been a member of the Writers Guild of America since 1995.

Drew founded the screenwriting program in the Film Studies department at Boston College where he taught for eleven years. He is the author of The Third Act: Writing a Great Ending To Your Screenplay (Continuum 2006) which is available on Amazon and in bookstores everywhere.

His second book Idea to Story to Screenplay: a Workbook For Writing the First Draft of Your Screenplay (July 2012) is available as a Kindle e-book on Amazon.

In addition to writing and teaching, Drew works as a script consultant and has served as an adviser to actor and producer Will Smith on a number of films.

Prior to becoming a screenwriter and screenwriting professor, Drew was a practicing attorney and taught law in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

In the Matter of Michael Vogel is Drew's first novel.