KEY LARGO, Fla., April 22, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Real locations, baffling challenges for a detective, electrifying suspense, and non-stop adventure are just a few of the many ingredients in this new mystery novel, A Trilogy of the Mystery Stories of Rita Teresa O'Shaughnessy by Bernard John Daenzer -- three awesome stories that show curiosity, courage, and determination are the keys to solve the mysteries.
The heroine of the book is Rita Teresa O'Shaughnessy. She starts out as a girl on the New Jersey coast solving puzzles on her own and even pursuing some wrongdoers. She grows up into a courageous and witty young woman attending Fordham Law School, where she continues to sharpen her amateur sleuth skills, but this time on a more intense level that includes smuggling rings, insurance scams, and even murder. Another of Rita's adventures has her exploring a mysteriously haunted house. Author Bernard John Daenzer has skillfully captured the descriptions of the real locations used in the book -- New York City, Florida, London, Vienna, Monte Carlo, Hong Kong, and Switzerland. Adding such detail to true personal experiences, he has produced an awesome mystery novel that also closely assimilates real mysteries and legends.
Great story build, amusing down-to-earth characters, vivid settings, and baffling suspense make A Trilogy of the Mystery Stories of Rita Teresa O'Shaughnessy a truly entertaining read that will not disappoint. Check it out today!
About the Author
Born in New York City, Bernard John Daenzer went to St. Joseph's in Yorkville, and was a triple Fordham man: prep, college, and law school. He won awards from the predecessor of The College of Insurance where he later became chairman and built their campus near the Twin Towers. He was a very early CPCU, became President of the Connecticut Chapter and the National Society, and founded the Loman Foundation. He had 20 years with stock insurance companies and became CEO of Security-Connecticut Companies where he started Security-Connecticut Life. For 23 years, he ran a Lloyd's type operation called Wohlreich and Anderson which became Howden-Swann with 23 offices in the U.S.A., became the first American on the board of a Lloyd's Broker in London and the first American to become an Underwriting Member of Lloyd's. For 20 years, he practiced law and was a consultant to law firms.
A Trilogy of the Mystery Stories of Rita Teresa O'Shaughnessy
By Bernard John Daenzer
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