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The Witch of Maple Park (A Harry Grouch Mystery)
The Witch of Maple Park (A Harry Grouch Mystery)
The Witch of Maple Park (A Harry Grouch Mystery)
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"The Witch of Maple Park" is an Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize finalist and First Runner Up in the Ebook Fiction category. It is compelling fiction inspired by a true story.

The True Story: On Christmas Eve, 1843, on Staten Island, N.Y., Emeline Houseman and her baby are gruesomely axe murdered and dismembered. Her sister-in-law, Polly Bodine is accused of the crime and branded "The Witch of Staten Island."

The New Story: On Christmas Eve, 1993, in a Detroit suburb, Kathy Black Marlowe, a blind jazz singer and her dog, are similarly axe murdered and dismembered. Her sister-in-law, Polly Marlowe, is accused of the killing and branded "The Witch of Maple Park."

The cantankerous private eye, Harry Grouch, and his attractive lover/sidekick, Judy Pacas, are one gut-wrenching step ahead of a ruthless Prosecuting Attorney and Police Chief, both of whom are conspiring to pin the grisly slaying on Polly Marlowe.

And how to explain the astonishing parallels between the tales of the two Polly's? Coincidence? Reincarnation? Prevarication? Harry Grouch must decide.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherRobert Tell
Release dateJun 25, 2013
ISBN9781301685356
The Witch of Maple Park (A Harry Grouch Mystery)
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Robert Tell

Robert Tell was born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at Columbia University. He now lives in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and winters in Boynton Beach, Florida. Tell is grateful that his parents didn't name him William Tell. He last saw snow in 2004. His award winning fiction, poetry, columns, articles, and creative non-fiction have appeared in many periodicals. He has a growing catalogue of published books including works of fiction, memoir and poetry. "The Witch of Maple Park (Harry Grouch Mystery Series #1)" is an Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize Finalist, and First Runner-Up in their Ebook Fiction category. It is compelling fiction inspired by a true story. "Nanobe (Harry Grouch Mystery Series #2)" is a hospital based medical thriller based on Tell's years as a hospital CEO and Public Health executive. "Stradella's Revenge (Harry Grouch Mystery Series #3)" retells the legend of Italian composer Alessandro Stradella's 17th Century assassination from the point of view of a modern murder mystery. In "Deep Pockets (Harry Grouch Mystery Series #4)," Detective Grouch busts up an international Mafia controlled scam bilking millions of dollars through fraudulent medical malpractice lawsuits. "Thirsty Planet" was a finalist for the prestigious Montaigne Medal award for thought provoking writing. It was recently translated and released in China by a Chinese publisher. "Dementia Diary, A Caregivers Journal" uses compassion and humor in a memoir about caring for a loved one with dementia.

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