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    A Visit from the Blues Brothers and Other Short Stories
    A Visit from the Blues Brothers and Other Short Stories
    A Visit from the Blues Brothers and Other Short Stories
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    A Visit from the Blues Brothers and Other Short Stories

    By Helen Osterman

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    This collection of short stories has something to please every reader. Two stories are based on actual experiences of the author. Let the reader decide which ones they are.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHelen Osterman
    Release dateAug 23, 2012
    ISBN9781476188898
    A Visit from the Blues Brothers and Other Short Stories
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    Helen Osterman

    Helen Osterman lives in Homer Glen, a suburb of Chicago. She has five children and nine grandchildren. She received a Bachelor of Nursing degree from Mercy Hospital-St. Xavier College and later earned a Master’s Degree from Northern Illinois University. Throughout her forty-five year nursing career, she wrote articles for both nursing and medical journals. She is the author of the Emma Winberry Mystery Series: The Accidental Sleuth, 2007, The Stranger in the Opera House,2009, The Elusive Relation,2011 Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye, 2012. Notes in a Mirror, a paranormal/historical, 2009. Song of the Rails, a love story, 2011. She is a member of American Association of University Women, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime and The Authors Guild.

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