Dead in THAT Beach House
by M. Glenda Rosen aka
Marcia Rosen
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GENRE: Mystery
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BLURB:
August
21, 2020, A Senior Sleuths Mystery, “Dead In THAT Beach House,” Published by
Level Best Books is the third in the series and available at your local book
store, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com. This series of murder and
mayhem is written in a modern noir style with charming, witty, deliciously
clever soft-boiled sleuths.
***
Once we had arrived
in the Hamptons, settled in and I felt comfortable, I began to add small
amounts of poison to the evening cocktails. It was from the oleander flowers. I
had planted them carefully behind the barn in Ames. After only weeks, they were
falling ill, listless, crying to go back to Ames. They felt too sick at the
beach house. It was simple.
I know you must think
I’m a monster. But, really, they felt very little when I strangled them to
death thanks to the poison in their system. When they were dead, I filled my
library with books about murder and witchcraft. The note I leave for whomever
might find them might explain what happened...
The Senior Sleuths,
Dick and Dora Zimmerman, much like Nick and Nora Charles from the Thin Man
series, and their cozy group of interesting, quirky friends take on crooks and
murderers while dealing with an outrageous case of elder abuse.
Later: “Shall we say
invitations are mandatory?”
“Absolutely, dear. We
wouldn’t want anyone to miss the fun”
“They’re either
belligerent, arrogant, or simply annoyed,” Zero whispered to Cloud as the
so-called guests arrived. They were all murderers and those who had committed
crimes against the elderly.
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EXCERPT:
For over a century the Hamptons had been a magnet for
artists and writers. The views, the sea, the sunsets drew them into natures
web. But, The Sunset Development Group didn’t care about any of that. They were
aggressively attempting to buy up numerous parcels of prime land facing those
views.
For years THAT Beach House they wanted stood alone on
slightly over an acre of land, isolated behind sand dunes where it had been
built for a fraction of a cost of what it was worth today.
For the last dozen years the law firm of Gibbons and
Corbett, told them, “No, it is not
possible to buy it until the 99 years is up as stated in the owners trust and
will.”
The original owners
and law firm had been left a substantial amount of money for yearly taxes and
minimal upkeep on the outside of the property, but it was clearly decaying
inside.
It really didn’t matter if the house rotted and was reduced
to rubble. It was the land that was worth a fortune to developers.
***
The house had originally been built by Lily’s great, great
uncle, James Sinclair.
“I never met him. My uncle Willie said he was not a very
nice man. I never knew what they meant by that.”
It would be discovered one of the decaying bodies found was
his wife. The other two skeletons, two female were found by the police were in
an upstairs bedroom on top of a tattered beige lace bed cover. They were his
wife’s sisters.
All three 100-year old murder victims were proven through
the coroner’s examination to have been strangled to death after first being
poisoned. Aunt Alice and Uncle Willie
Not that being shot in the head at close range was any less
despicable.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
For over 25
years, owner and founder of a business/marketing and public relations agency
and consulting firm in New York City, The Hampton’s and Albuquerque, New Mexico
where the company served as advisors to a wide range of national, regional and
local clientele including major pharmaceutical companies. The agency provided a
special expertise to the healthcare industry including: hospitals, nursing
homes, senior centers, medical facilities, non-profit healthcare organizations
and literally dozens of healthcare providers.
It was the second largest public relations firm in New Mexico when sold.
The agency was built on Marcia’s business experience as owner of two-day care
centers for ten years in upstate New York.
Parallel to
founding and running her agency, Marcia was also an active advocate and advisor
for women's economic development and success. Along with Betty Friedan, she was
honored by the City of New York in celebration of Women's Empowerment Day for
"helping thousands of women advance their careers and succeed in starting
their own companies." She was also
honored as the East End Women’s Network’s 20th annual “Woman of the Year,” and
nominated for New York State“ Women of Distinction Award. In New Mexico her
agency received awards and accolades for the many volunteer services it
provided.
She has
served on numerous organization boards including, The New York Women’s Agenda,
Columbia Hospital Breast Cancer Initiative, American Cancer Society, Venture
Fund for Women, The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, PULSE (helping to
prevent medical errors), Boardroom Bound Alliance and others over the past
twenty years.
Marcia
presently lives in Carmel, California and is planning on moving back to
Albuquerque early 2021 or end of 2020.
She has author clients in New York City, Atlanta, Albuquerque, Long
Island, the Hamptons and Vancouver.
Facebook:
@MarciaGRosen
Twitter:
@WriterMysteries
Instagram:
@mglendarosen
Pinterest:
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www.creativebookconcepts.com
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