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- I am...
- Author
- Favorite Books:
- The Jessie Stone series by Robert B. Parker, Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope and any of the Agatha Christie books.
- Favorite Genres
- Mysteries, but I enjoy a good ghost story.
- In my spare time, if I'm not reading, I'm:
- Restoring our 1887 Victorian.
- About Me:
- I’m a classically trained artist who has been painting for over 30 years. I’ve done numerous commissions, illustrations for national products and co-authored and illustrated a children's book. Writing was always something I enjoyed doing, but never had the opportunity to pursue seriously until recently. By combining my creative talents with a passion for art and antiquities, I conceived the fictional world of the East London Adventurers Club. My first mystery, “Along Came A Fifer” is the result of these efforts. My family and I live in an historic community in southeastern Pennsylvania. Right now I’m busy working on the next mystery in the East London Adventurers Club series- “Rook, Rhyme & Sinker”.
My new mystery release
This is the first book in my East London Adventurers Club series, published by Asylett Press. It's available from Barnes & Noble and Amazon, or ask for it at your local book store.
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The Story Behind The Art
I'm an artist by trade and the urge to write came quite by surprise. I've dabbled in it a bit before but nothing as monumental as writing a mystery novel. Writing, I found, and very much to my surprise, was just painting with words. With a brush I can gently stroke indigo blue or vermilion onto a canvas to shadow a face in remorse. The… Continue Posted on November 18, 2009 at 7:54pm —
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