PALM CITY, Fla., July 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Being a witness of a crime is not easy. Witnesses go through an emotional trauma - from the moment they witness it, to their testimony in the court, and to their fear that people involved will hunt them. This is what an innocent secretary faces, as she becomes A Runaway Witness in author Dolores Strandberg's thrilling and suspenseful mystery novel.
An innocent secretary's life has turned upside down after witnessing a murder involving her boss. She turns to a Federal Marshall for help, but after testifying at her boss's trial, she has to run for her life. A number of law enforcement officials including the FBI assist her, but no one seems to be able to protect her. She travels across the USA to avoid being killed. Everybody becomes a suspect, even the people who are sent to protect her. She has changed her name and used various disguises to keep her enemies from locating her. Through her moves, she befriends two young runaway girls and a young boy, who will all become a part of her life. She finds help and friendship in unexpected places, especially when the people she trusts have become her enemies.
Will she finally find peace and security? Find out in this captivating tale that's based on actual communities and places, with characters that are similar to some of the friends of the author's father who was in law enforcement. Join this witness as she runs away for her life in A Runaway Witness. Order a copy now by visiting Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Author Dolores Strandberg is a fourth generation Floridian, born on April 1, 1937 in Umatilla, Florida. Her Father was in law enforcement most of her life. She graduated from Clewiston High School in Clewiston, Florida in 1955. She was employed by the Glades County Extension Service at Moore Haven, Florida until she married her husband, Charles in 1963. He was born in Tampa, Florida. They lived in Norfolk, Virginia while he was in the Navy and upon discharge in 1966 they moved to Martin County, Florida. She was in banking for 34 years, retiring in 2000. They have a lovely home in the Palm City Farms area that is surrounded by oak and pine trees. While her husband enjoys fishing and hunting, she enjoys sewing, reading, and various crafts. She teaches a children's Sunday school class and entertains them with her short stories which usually have a good moral point. She makes friends easily and her husband calls her a people magnet. They were not blessed with children though they have "adopted" several friends that they consider their children. She enjoys writing and hopes that the readers will enjoy reading her efforts as much as she did in writing it.
A Runaway Witness * by Dolores Strandberg
Publication Date: June 26, 2007
Trade Paperback; $20.99; 192 pages; 978-1-4257-6801-0
Cloth Hardback; $30.99; 192 pages; 978-1-4257-6822-5
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