This is probably what Juliet's 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan looked like. Maybe that's Elmer at the wheel. Wonder who's been murdered now?
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If you like the romance and charm of a classic film, my Double V Mysteries, set in New England in the late 1940s and early 1950s, will remind you of an era when dramatic stories were elegant, subtle, and even a grim walk down a dark alley might unexpectedly lead to the glamour of evening dress and a champagne cocktail. Juliet and Elmer, an heiress and an ex-con, become partners in crime-solving...and more. Enter a world of Mid-Century style and take a back seat in a sleek 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan for a fast ride to lose those mugs still tailing them.
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UPCOMING NEWS:
My newest non-fiction book, CHILDREN'S WARTIME ADVENTURE NOVELS is now published! Experience World War II like an American twelve-year-old. From Cherry Ames and Ann Bartlett nursing in war zones from the Pacific to Europe, from aviators Dave Dawson and Stan Wilson in aerial dogfights with the enemy, the middle-grade and teen readers growing up in the early 1940s received through these characters an amazing window on a world at war. The World War II-themed series novels discussed in this book were their companions in the baffling and exciting era of their already normally angst-ridden pre-teen and teen years. These books provided entertainment, inspiration, education, and indoctrination as to what would be expected of them as kids supporting the war effort and what kind of adults they should strive to be. They grew up to be called The Silent Generation, known for conformity, respect for rules, and a quiet but determined work ethic that never left them. See how the adventures in the wartime children's books they read shaped their knowledge of the world and formed their ideals. The series novels for children published in the early 1940s allow us to explore the theaters of war, the home front, the news of the day as it was absorbed by the teens and pre-teens who were too young to participate in the war effort like adults, but who still felt the impact of world-shaking events. Have a look at this YouTube review of the book by Meg Perdue here! Buy in eBook direct from me at my Shopify store. Buy in eBook, print, and hardcover at Amazon. Buy in eBook from Barnes & Noble, Apple, and a variety of other online merchants here! *************************** Chicopee Register article on Children's Wartime Adventure Novels here! **************************** The seventh in my Double V Mysteries series - THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT KILLED, a Christmas story set in 1951, is available in print and in eBook here at Amazon. It's also available at this link from Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, and a variety of other online shops! Here's the blurb: The week before Christmas 1951, Juliet and Elmer are hired by a retired factory owner in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, to find the missing money his son-in-law stole sixteen years ago. The culprit is being released from prison. His wife is expecting him. So is her younger sister. So is the former co-worker who arrives to meet him at the train station with a gun. Did the thief have an accomplice? How many, Juliet and Elmer included, are going to follow him in hopes of retrieving the stolen money from its hiding place? It’s a holiday rush to get things done, and to wrap up old resentments, rivalries, and crimes, with a neat bow before the deadline of Christmas Eve when debts, and blackmail, comes due. If you like the romance and charm of a classic film, this will remind you of an era of character-driven stories—and pop culture of times past comes alive again. But trouble sometimes comes in small packages. And there's trains in it, too. Grab your copy here! Or HERE directly from me at my online shop! ********** A TRAGIC TOAST TO CHRISTMAS - The Infamous Wood Alcohol Deaths of 1919 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Non-fiction - a "true crime" episode of Prohibition mayhem and murder. More than 100 people died of a companionable drink on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 1919 in New England, nearly half of them in the city of Chicopee, Mass. How this came to happen, and even how it came to be forgotten are both intriguing aspects to the tragedy. Buy the eBook directly from me here. Also available here in eBook and print at Amazon, and also available here in eBook at Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, and a variety of other online shops. ************ Christmas in Classic Films is the perfect choice for the classic film fan on your Christmas list -- available in eBook and in print from Amazon. Order eBook from me directly at my Shopify store here. Also available in eBook at Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, and a variety of online shops here! ******** Recorded replay of Zoom presentation on BESIDE THE STILL WATERS: Friday, December 3, 2021. Here is a link to my recorded Zoom talk with photos and maps on the historical background of my novel Beside the Still Waters for the Amherst Historical Society of Amherst, Massachusetts, for those of you who were unable to join us. The novel, a family saga, is about the four towns that were demolished to create the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts in the 1920s and 1930s. The story is about community and the loss of community, and how our hometowns make up a big part of our family heritage and our personal identities. Photos and map images accompany the talk. Here's the link: Author Talk - Beside the Still Waters - Amherst Historical Society I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for reading... |