CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., July 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- We all love a good mystery tale. Combine it with action, intriguing historical secrets and a dash of romance, and you have the makings of a bestseller. Shirley M. Knappe weaves all these elements and more in her novel The Ghosts of Four Chimneys -- and comes up with gold.
The story begins when Captain Jason Lord is kidnapped and accused of endangering finances of Lord College. His daughter Hannah resolves to restore his good name. But because of his OSS activities in WWII, agents from three countries are pursuing her father. Meanwhile, an earthquake uncovers ancient bones at Four Chimneys, the Lord estate. They may belong to Iroquois Indians, escaping slaves, or Viking explorers, all of whom had ties to the site. Their ghosts haunt Hannah, and their descendants claim the bones and the land. And someone wants to destroy documents hidden in Four Chimneys.
As Hannah struggles against political forces churning in the Sixties, she also has to contend with a turbulent love life. Adam Tom, Hannah's mentor, tries to protect her, a CIA agent falls in love with her, and her first love wants her back.
Follow this exciting story and know the thrilling conclusion of Shirley M. Knappe's The Ghosts of Four Chimneys. Get a copy now!
About the Author
Shirley M. Knappe is a retired English teacher born in upstate New York, earning a B.A. from SUNY in Albany and M.Ed. from the University of Miami in Florida. She taught at the George Junior Republic and in Florida schools during desegregation years. She organized the Miami Chapter for ALYN Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel's premiere pediatric rehabilitation center. She volunteers as a teacher for adult non-readers and secretary for a veterans' group. She lives in South Florida with her husband, former Infantry Captain Frank S. Long. To read about them, see the New York Times article page 1, Section D, June 28, 2007.
Her writing has won numerous awards.
The Ghosts of Four Chimneys * by Shirley M. Knappe
House of The Eighth Consciousness
Publication Date: November 20, 2006
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