In
2008, I released The Woman in the Wing,
a historical mystery about women pilots
(WASP)
and factory workers during WWII. Read more
about
The Woman
in the Wing. This
spring, another mystery, Seven Cities
of Greed, began its long
journey to the top of the best seller
lists. Most of the story takes place in
New Mexico, where I lived for twenty-five
years and involves a group of Chicagoans
on a quest for adventure and
the mythical 'Seven Cities of Gold'.
Read more.
My
mysteries abound with interesting
characters and facts, and contain a
lesser amount of violence, bloodshed,
and the sometimes overwhelming darker
side of our nature. The protagonists are
generally more seasoned women who either
have, or seek knowledge and peace. The
most powerful weapons I arm them with
are good sense and
humor. This allows you to read
without gritted teeth or a knotted
stomach. Those are
the books I write, because they're the
books I read.
A
hand
carved leather journal
purchased at a Chicago book auction promises an
adventure in New Mexico for Jacqueline Tracy and her
friends, a group of women of a certain age. Instead, they find themselves followed by a
modern day conquistador who will stop at nothing to
have the book and the secrets it holds.Sample chapters
ISBN: 978-0-9723541-7-2
272 Pages
Trade Paper
$12.95 Adobe or ePub
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For the majority of 'Rosie the Riveters'
employed at defense plants,
the work offers little in the way of
excitement. That isn't true for Char
Mercer and Ellie Frazier, who find their
jobs at the factory anything but dull.
Char, a grounded pilot, and Ellie, a
cryptographer for the FBI, pose as
riveters as they try to uncover Nazi
agents thought to have infiltrated the
plant.
Ellie's brother, Dave Frazier, another
federal agent and director of the
investigation, discovers information
that leads to the neighboring
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) air
base. When he
meets Char's commander, Emily Mathison,
he finds his interest in national
defense isn't the only attraction to the
women pilot's program.
The
Woman in the Wing is a historical
mystery that takes place in a defense
plant. This well-researched book offers
a glimpse into the lives of women who
served at home during World War II, and
sheds some light on the seldom told
stories of the women who ferried
military planes from plants to air bases
around the country.
