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TEA IS FOR
TERROR
by Gayle Wigglesworth
A Claire Gulliver Mystery
ISBN 0-9741685-2-1 (247 pages) $19.95
Jacket Blurb:
The first book in the Claire Gulliver Mystery series, Tea
is for Terror, finds Claire co-sponsoring a tour of England
with her friend and travel book author, Lucy Springer. Lucy’s latest book, An
Armchair Traveler’s Adventure, and the tour, are aimed at wannabe
travelers who haven’t yet ventured out of the United States. The “untour,” as they call it, follows the book’s agenda, testing the
itinerary while verifying the data contained in the manuscript for the final
edit. The “untour” will be great publicity for the book’s launch as well
as Claire’s bookstore, Gulliver’s Travel Book Shop.
Before the trip
even begins, it becomes apparent that someone has a hidden agenda. A freak
accident renders Lucy unable to travel, and Claire reluctantly agrees to lead
the “untour.” She is relying on the professional tour guide who will meet
them in London.
The reader joins this “untour” as it wends
through the countryside of
Lucy never said
it could be like this!
Excerpt:
She chose the door directly in front of her and
was relieved to see it contained a set of stairs. She
wasn’t always sure she was headed in the right
direction, but the one thing she knew was she
needed to go down to reach the dining room. She
stepped out onto the landing. The impact took her
breath away even as the momentum spun her
around. Then unable to stop herself she was down,
fortunately
partially cushioned by some of the
bags that seemed to be flying everywhere.
She lay there a moment, gasping for air, then
tried to lever herself up on her elbow.
The groan came from beneath her and she
was suddenly aware that besides the sharp corners
of luggage there seemed to be a person under her
that her elbow was digging into.
“Watch it!” The sharp directive was followed
by a string of murmured comments of which Claire
caught only a few words, oaf, bloody cow and worse.
“Oh, I’m so sorry. Just a minute and let me
get up.” She looked for a handhold and finally
latched onto one of the supports, pulling her off the
heap but pushing another of the cases down the
stairs. She was acutely aware that her knee
apparently had caused some damage as she rose to
her feet, at least judging by the moan that came
from the man she could now see under what was
left of the luggage.
Author Biography:
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Gayle
Wigglesworth, a former art major, moved
to San Francisco
and chose to enter banking as a means of support. Over the years she rose to
the position of Senior Vice President. Meanwhile, she became a mother and then a
grandmother. A few years ago she accepted a position in Houston, planning to return in five years to the Bay Area and the children and
grand-children. However, she and her husband love Houston
and now consider it their home.
Gayle and her
husband are avid travelers and voracious readers, maintaining an extensive
library. Having pursued many creative outlets, Gayle considers writing to be her
avocation. She doesn’t do it for fun, although it is. She writes because she
needs to, and she’s determined to be successful in this pursuit also.
Currently Gayle is promoting her book, Gayle’s
Legacy, which contains recipes, stories and pictures of her family. Tea
is for Terror, which placed 2nd in the Mayhaven Annual Award for Fiction
2002, will be followed by the sequel, Washington Weirdos, which placed
3rd in the Mayhaven Annual Award for Fiction 2004.
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