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Author Insight
Mystery - the cold case continues
Each Prologue of the Milford-Haven Novels picks up the thread of the ongoing mystery. Deputy Delmar Johnson continues to investigate the SPU (Special Problems Unit) case of missing television journalist Christine Christian. Though he has traced her last known whereabouts, and viewed several hours of her compelling television reports, there is no conclusive evidence of foul play. But Christine begins to haunt Delmar’s dreams. Are they really night-time imaginings? Or has he inherited “the gift” of second sight from his granny? This storyline began in my radio drama "Milford-Haven USA", but took a much darker turn because the wonderful actress portraying Chris Christian passed on suddenly. I continued the storyline in the novels partly to honor her memory, but also because it's a way to process an event that actually happened in the ongoing life of Milford-Haven.
Book Excerpt
Why Hearts Keep Secrets
Senior Deputy Delmar Johnson had a date with a ghost.
Nervously, he glanced at the empty chair across the table from where he sat in the conference room. A shiver ran down his spine. Does it matter if my date is no longer among the living?
No matter how many times he denied the absurd notion, some unmistakable presence seemed to haunt him. The worst part of it was the recurring nightmare. No, the worst part was that he couldn’t tell whether he was dreaming or not. He never knew until he awoke, usually in a cold sweat.
He shook his head as though to clear away the tendrils of the eerie dream and force his mind into its usual, methodical approach to his cases. Though broadcast journalist Christine Christian’s body had never turned up, a gnawing intuition told him the missing woman would not be found alive.
Del touched the table as though to convince himself he was awake. But am I? Does a dreamer ever know he’s dreaming?
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