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THE STALKER
& OTHER TALES OF LOVE & MURDER
by Al Blanchard
A Short Story Collection
ISBN: 0-9741685-9-9 (283 pages) $19.95
Jacket Blurb:
Come and read what happens when:
· Two brothers decide to dig
up the grave of the town's richest citizen.
· Organized crime opens up a
weight loss clinic.
· A con man tries to find his
boss's killer.
· A mind reader has a
premonition the ocean liner he's on is doomed.
· A retired hit man decides to
do one more job.
· A young couple finds a dead
body in the trunk of their car.
From award winning and Boston Globe best-selling
author, Al Blanchard, come twenty-five stories of the mysterious and bizarre.
Blanchard has long entertained readers with his two mystery
series, one featuring schoolteacher Steve Asher, and the other Boston homicide
detective James Callahan. Now the author has collected, for the first time, his
award winning tales of suspense and murder.
This collection displays the plot twists, surprises and humor
that Blanchard has become known for. So find a comfortable chair, turn the
lights up and make sure the doors are locked.
Excerpt:
Dusk settled over Boston's skyline, giving the scudding
clouds a pinkish tinge. It was a sour-smelling, balmy, summer evening. Night was
a scant few minutes away. William Macklin did his best work in darkness.
The red Mustang coupe double-parked in front of the 7-Eleven.
The woman who got out was in her thirties with dark hair, cut in a no-nonsense
wedge. A few minutes later she emerged from the store gripping a package of
cigarettes. William noted her muscular calves visible beneath her knee length
blue skirt. She was perfect.
She glanced at his new black BMW, a slow longing look he'd
seen in so many of their eyes. He wasn't visible behind the tinted glass and he
knew she had no idea she'd been selected. He smiled, thinking about the exciting
night ahead. The smell of leather surrounded him. Life didn't get any better
than this.
The woman's Mustang roared to life and jerked out into the
traffic. William waited a beat, then pulled a few car lengths behind. Tailing
was his specialty. His tingling fingers gripped the wheel. The pursuit always
turned him on, the danger he might be spotted. But, so what? He hadn't done
anything wrong. Yet. As president of Macklin Computers he was connected. Cops
wouldn't dare mess with him.
Author Biography:
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."
(photograph
by John Harrison)
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 a
music collection that has grown to alarming proportions.
visit Al's website at www.alblanchard.com
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