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WASHINGTON
WEIRDOS
by Gayle Wigglesworth
A Claire Gulliver Mystery
ISBN 978-0-9759621-4-5 (263 pages) $19.95
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Blurb:
Claire Gulliver, middle-aged librarian turned travel bookshop owner, only
wants to return to her comfortable staid life in the small peninsula town south
of San Francisco after the travel adventure that nearly cost her life and
certainly cost her peace of mind in the first Claire Gulliver mystery, Tea is
For Terror. Then the letter came from David Lickman, the President and CEO
of Vantage Airlines, with a warm and cordial invitation too good to refuse.
The trip to Washington D.C. to enjoy the festive Labor
Weekend Gala at the Lickmans' estate in Maryland begins with an attempt on
Claire's life the first night on the Washington Mall where she's rescued by her
friend and FBI agent, Jack.
A series of bizarre and dangerous events leads the
authorities to question whether the attack against Claire was personal or
random. So she must stay put instead of fleeing to the comfortable familiarity
of her bookshop and home.
Washington Weirdos, the second novel in the
Claire Gulliver Mystery series, is a compelling, edge-of-the-seat drama played
out against the background of our nation's capital.
Excerpt:
A flash of white caught Claire's attention and she
turned her head just in time to see Amy racing through the dining room towards
the kitchen.
"Oh, oh, I think we have trouble." Claire hurried after Amy
not waiting to see if anyone was following. Through the kitchen door she saw
Tuffy standing, tail swinging in circles, watching Amy approach. Before she
reached him, he playfully turned and dashed across the kitchen, oblivious of the
people and the activity taking place.
Claire watched in horror as he ran right between the legs of a tuxedoed
waiter, who had just accepted a large chafing dish from one of the chefs. The
scene looked as if it had been choreographed for a movie. The waiter, holding
the heavy dish, turned toward the dining room, tripped over Tuffy and crashed to
the floor, the contents of the dish spattering hot green glop everywhere.
As awful as that scene was, Claire's gaze was riveted elsewhere. Her
eyes locked on the man in the chef's hat who had just handed off the chafing
dish to the waiter. His face reflected surprise, which then turned to horror.
His eyes never left her face as he backed up, turned and abruptly left the
kitchen through the side door to the garden.
Author
Biography:
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Gayle
Wigglesworth has always been torn between her skills in organization and
management and her creative needs. As a young woman she moved to San Francisco
on what she considered her life's adventure. And while she built a career in the
banking industry, eventually rising to the position of Senior Vice President,
she continued to develop her artistic skills becoming an accomplished potter.
A few years ago, Gayle moved to Houston to take a new
position. Her husband assured her they would regard it as a "foreign
assignment" and they could move back to the San Francisco Bay Area when her
assignment was over. Little did they know that they would love Houston, where
they now live.
Gayle and her husband are avid travelers and voracious
readers, maintaining an extensive library. Having pursued many creative outlets,
Gayle's true vocation is as a story teller. She's currently working on the third
novel in the Claire Gulliver Mystery series, Intrigue In Italics. On
occaision Gayle conducts a cooking class in popular cooking schools, so watch
announcements on her web site at www.gaylewigglesworth.com
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