Left at
Georgetown
Publication date: Nov. 1,
2007
Author: David
Ciambrone
ISBN:9781-1-60318-020-7
L & L Dreamspell,
publisher
Price: $16.95
Virginia Davies has a lot going on in her life, a
new marriage, a new city, a new job, a new play. And murder.
After marrying
longtime boyfriend Dr. Andy Clark, Virginia moves with him from Orange County,
California, to Georgetown, Texas. She takes a job as curator at the prestigious
San Gabriel Museum; but her main source of pride is that her manuscript, "Murder
as a Community Project" has been optioned for production as a play.
Unfortunately, Virginia's propensity for finding trouble has followed her from
the West Coast. At the first Georgetown Community Theatre rehearsal she attends,
she discovers one of the actors, a reporter for an area newspaper, with a knife
stuck in his chest , and it's not a prop.
Virginia is dragged into the
action packed mystery by some strange photographs and the antics of a few of the
actors. The kidnapping of her husband to keep her from nosing around has the
reverse affect. She wants revenge and the murderer.
Snooping around in her
usual unorthodox manner she manages to rummage through trouble in Georgetown,
Austin and Williamson County, Texas, while people keep trying to kill her.
In her misadventure she needs to befriend not just the police but the Mafia
as well. The cops are doing a poor job of trying to protect her while the Mafia
is keeping her alive and well. Using her wits, cunning and guts, she discovers
who kidnapped her husband, who the murderer is and brings down a local crime
syndicate trying to get a foothold in Central Texas.
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LAGUNA TREASURE
(Writers
Club Press)
ISBN: 0595093310
Retail: $15.95
Genre: Mystery
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at bookstores,
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Virginia Davies, a graduate student in history is
embroiled in an unclassic adventure involving a hoard of gold, thieves and a
ring of smugglers in a plot that almost costs Virginia and her friends their
lives. Laguna Treasure begins in 1933 in a watery cave in the coastal mountains
of Southern California. Sixty plus years later, an antique dealer friend of
Virginia's, Abbey McQueen, provides a clue that launches Virginia on a perilous
adventure. Virginia finds her life is placed in jeopardy by a group of thieves
interested in gaining her treasure at any cost. People she contacts keep turning
up dead. She and Dr. Andy Clark, her boyfriend and Professor of Engineering,
plunge headlong into a vicious, no-holds-bared, seemingly non-ending struggle to
what could be a one way journey to survive.
NAPA NIGHTS
(Mystery Suspense
Press)
ISBN: 059206735
Retail: $17.95
Genre: Mystery
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Archaeologists and televangelists are about as
compatible as oil and water. Virginia Davies, curator of American History at the
Southbrook Museum, attends the American Archaeological Institute convention in
Napa, California. The arrival of the Reverend Hockings is controversial enough.
His dropping dead makes it worse. The coroner and police ruled the death a
stroke. Virginia discovers that it's murder. The murderers want to silence
Virginia, forever. Aided by her boyfriend, Dr. Andy Clark, an engineering
professor at the University of California, and Donna Bolletti, a travel agent
and friend, Virginia finds that staying alive is more of a problem than solving
the murder.
Pelican Cove
(Mystery Suspense Press)
ISBN:
0595749186
Retail: $15.95
Genre: Mystery
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Virginia Davies, curator at the Southbrook
Museum, is leaving on vacation to the romantic seaside town of Pelican Cove with
her boyfriend, Dr.Andy Clark, when her boss innocently asks her to make it a
well paid, working vacation. The old director was murdered trying to mount an
exhibit about a ship that sunk off the coast years before, touching a nerve in
someone bent on keeping a secret that went down with the ship. Virginia stumbles
upon the secret and deeper intrigue involving smuggling, drugs, deceit and
murder by local prominent citizens. She leads her friends,
US Marshals, the Coast Guard and the murderers on a wild adventure to the
cutting conclusion.
Castle Finlaystoke
publisher iUniverse, (www.iuniverse.com )
ISBN: 0-595-35746-6
genre:Fiction / Mystery & Detective /
General
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Museum curator Virginia Davies is on a vacation
with her fianc , Dr. Andy Clark, and his parents to Scotland to visit Andy's
Great Uncle, The Baron of Finlaystoke. They are there to witness a centuries old
ceremony involving a locked chest and a mysterious historic treasure. Murder,
however, is not on the agenda. Snobbish relatives, pompous lawyers, poisonings,
a madman on a motorcycle and someone out to kill her make for an interesting
party and another misadventure for Virginia. With the police and a killer
trailing behind, Virginia hunts for the mysterious treasure and murderer at the
Baron's ancient stone manor. Virginia figures out what the treasure is, but
locating it proves daunting until she remembers the clue from the chest. Weaving
her way through secret tunnels, and a using a cache of medieval weapons she
discovers, Virginia turns the tables on the culprits in the cutting
conclusion.
POISONS HANDBOOK FOR WRITER"S
Chemist and mystery writer Dr.
David Ciambrone has brought his knowledge of poisons to mystery writers. This
book is targeted for mystery writers as a reference and guide to poisons that
the average criminal or person could obtain and not leave a trail back to
him or her. The book uses terminology that is understandable to the general
public and not a general medical type reference book.
Writers love poisons.
They
really do. In fact they love them a great deal. Guns are noisy and messy. Knives
are hard to use and bring the killer to close to the victim. Most don�t have the
fortitude for strangling and bludgeoning. But, a poison? Simply slip a bit into
food or drink and walk away. No fuss, no muss. Poisons are simple and clean.
Almost civilized.!
But, what exactly is a poison? The short answer is
anything and everything. There is an adage in medicine that says: What can cure;
can kill. This is a very true statement. Too much water and you�ll die.
Breathing 100% oxygen will destroy your lungs...and you�ll die. Take too much
aspirin and you�ll die. The basic difference between a medicine and a poison is
the dose.! A couple of aspirin will cure a headache. A handful will knock your
system sideways. You�ll develop severe acidosis and die. A proper dose of
digitalis can strengthen the heart and keep its rhythm regular. A lot will cause
the heart to jump into a chaotic and deadly rhythm. So medications can be
poisonous.! The opposite is also true. A poison in small doses does little harm.
We all have low levels of lead and arsenic and even cyanide in our systems. In
larger amounts, each of these is extremely deadly.! So, where do writers find
the poisons they use in their tales? The medicine cabinet would be a good place
to look. Or under the sink. A pharmacy or chemical supply house would work, too.
But, the best place just might be your back yard or your local nursery.! The
world is filled with toxic plants. The medicines digitalis, quinidine, and
belladonna come from the Foxglove, the Cinchona Tree, and the Deadly Nightshade,
respectively. Opium and its cousins morphine and codeine and heroin come from
the Opium Poppy. So, the plant world is filled with writerly possibilities.!
Where can writers learn about all these household and backyard poisons? Enter
Dr. David Ciambrone and his Book of Poisons. In this remarkable book he shares
his extensive knowledge on all things toxic in a clear and concise format. The
writer can easily choose the poison that fits his plot needs and learn all he
needs to know about how the poison works and how it affects the unfortunate
victim.! If you write crime fiction, you need this book. It will not only supply
you with a vast range of knowledge, it will also tickle that little part of your
creative mind that asks: What if? And that�s where the story starts.!!
D. P.
Lyle, MD
www.dplylemd.com
Award-winning author of Forensics For Dummies
and Forensics and Fiction.
FOR AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF ANY OF
DR. CIAMBRONE'S BOOKS, please contact him at mysterywriter5@msn.com
(Mystery Suspense Press)
ISBN: 059206735
Retail: $17.95
Genre: Mystery
Available at bookstores, usual online stores, or email: mysterywriter5@msn.com
ISBN: 0595749186
Retail: $15.95
Genre: Mystery
Available at bookstores, usual online stores, or email: mysterywriter5@msn.com
Museum curator Virginia Davies is on a vacation with her fianc , Dr. Andy Clark, and his parents to Scotland to visit Andy's Great Uncle, The Baron of Finlaystoke. They are there to witness a centuries old ceremony involving a locked chest and a mysterious historic treasure. Murder, however, is not on the agenda. Snobbish relatives, pompous lawyers, poisonings, a madman on a motorcycle and someone out to kill her make for an interesting party and another misadventure for Virginia. With the police and a killer trailing behind, Virginia hunts for the mysterious treasure and murderer at the Baron's ancient stone manor. Virginia figures out what the treasure is, but locating it proves daunting until she remembers the clue from the chest. Weaving her way through secret tunnels, and a using a cache of medieval weapons she discovers, Virginia turns the tables on the culprits in the cutting conclusion.
POISONS HANDBOOK FOR WRITER"S
Chemist and mystery writer Dr. David Ciambrone has brought his knowledge of poisons to mystery writers. This book is targeted for mystery writers as a reference and guide to poisons that the average criminal or person could obtain and not leave a trail back to him or her. The book uses terminology that is understandable to the general public and not a general medical type reference book.
Writers love poisons.
They
really do. In fact they love them a great deal. Guns are noisy and messy. Knives
are hard to use and bring the killer to close to the victim. Most don�t have the
fortitude for strangling and bludgeoning. But, a poison? Simply slip a bit into
food or drink and walk away. No fuss, no muss. Poisons are simple and clean.
Almost civilized.!
But, what exactly is a poison? The short answer is
anything and everything. There is an adage in medicine that says: What can cure;
can kill. This is a very true statement. Too much water and you�ll die.
Breathing 100% oxygen will destroy your lungs...and you�ll die. Take too much
aspirin and you�ll die. The basic difference between a medicine and a poison is
the dose.! A couple of aspirin will cure a headache. A handful will knock your
system sideways. You�ll develop severe acidosis and die. A proper dose of
digitalis can strengthen the heart and keep its rhythm regular. A lot will cause
the heart to jump into a chaotic and deadly rhythm. So medications can be
poisonous.! The opposite is also true. A poison in small doses does little harm.
We all have low levels of lead and arsenic and even cyanide in our systems. In
larger amounts, each of these is extremely deadly.! So, where do writers find
the poisons they use in their tales? The medicine cabinet would be a good place
to look. Or under the sink. A pharmacy or chemical supply house would work, too.
But, the best place just might be your back yard or your local nursery.! The
world is filled with toxic plants. The medicines digitalis, quinidine, and
belladonna come from the Foxglove, the Cinchona Tree, and the Deadly Nightshade,
respectively. Opium and its cousins morphine and codeine and heroin come from
the Opium Poppy. So, the plant world is filled with writerly possibilities.!
Where can writers learn about all these household and backyard poisons? Enter
Dr. David Ciambrone and his Book of Poisons. In this remarkable book he shares
his extensive knowledge on all things toxic in a clear and concise format. The
writer can easily choose the poison that fits his plot needs and learn all he
needs to know about how the poison works and how it affects the unfortunate
victim.! If you write crime fiction, you need this book. It will not only supply
you with a vast range of knowledge, it will also tickle that little part of your
creative mind that asks: What if? And that�s where the story starts.!!
D. P.
Lyle, MD
www.dplylemd.com
Award-winning author of Forensics For Dummies
and Forensics and Fiction.
FOR AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF ANY OF
DR. CIAMBRONE'S BOOKS, please contact him at mysterywriter5@msn.com
