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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JENNA DRAGO
by Al Blanchard
A James Callahan Mystery
ISBN 0-9718758-8-X (306 pages) $19.95
Jacket Blurb:
James Callahan, now retired from the Boston police force, has no trouble setting aside his new career as an artist when an old college friend calls for help to find his missing teenage daughter. Reliving the agony he experienced a year ago when his own daughter, Mandy, was kidnapped, Callahan quickly discovers the quiet little town of Northview is a hotbed of secrets. After finding himself falsely accused of a crime and following clues that lead to a haunted house and a witch's circle, Callahan and his trusted friend, B.J., uncover a murder and other mysterious events before their investigation finally draws to a stunning conclusion.
Excerpt:
Voices up ahead. A man and a woman talked softly.
B.J. motioned behind them toward a men's room they had
passed. Within seconds they pushed inside. Callahan went into one stall and B.J.
the other. They clicked both locks. Callahan dropped his pants and sat on the
hopper.
The door creaked open and a man entered whistling. He groaned
as he urinated, then flushed. Through a crack in the toilet wall casement,
Callahan watched a short, husky man wash up in the sink. He slicked back his
hair with his fingers, moved his head from side to side, checked his teeth, and
then dried his hands with a paper towel.
When the door closed they came out of their stalls.
"There's that glamour thing, again," B.J.
whispered. "Sitting on the toilet seat with my pants down hoping this guy
doesn't have to do a number two and is planning on waiting. How come you never
told me about the more attractive parts of this job?"
"Just wait until you have to sift through someone's
garbage looking for a clue."
"B.J. does not look through garbage. B.J. will hire
someone to do that task."
Author Biography:
(photograph by Linda Rosenthal)
Asher and Al
Al Blanchard is the author of numerous short stories and two mystery
series. Mystery writer William Tapply stated Blanchard's first novel,
Murder at Walden Pond, was "an intriguing puzzle and an insightful
commentary on human nature."
Blanchard has lived his entire life in Massachusetts. He has traveled widely, once driving across the United States on Route Twenty. He has visited Europe numerous times. Before becoming a full-time writer Al owned an art gallery, a music store, a restaurant, taught computer literacy to blind adults and geography to seventh graders in a public school. Currently he lives in MA with music collection that has grown to alarming proportions.
Visit Al at www.alblanchard.com
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