Tremolo earns a place in Renee's TOP TEN BOOKS FOR 2008

I'm thrilled to announce that Tremolo: cry of the loon, earned a place in Renee's TOP TEN BOOKS FOR 2008. 

It's quite an honor, and if you'd like to listen to Yolanda Renee discuss her top ten picks, feel free to visit her blogtalk radio show.

Thanks to those of you who have already read and reviewed Tremolo, Double Forte', or Upstaged. For those who haven't, and might like to consider them for holiday gifts, I'm happy to mail personally autographed copies to you at a discount. And if you have already fallen in love with Gus and his family, rest assured this series will continue for a long time. Mazurka, the fourth book in the series, is due out in January. And there are many more already written, just waiting patiently in the publishing queue. ;o)

Tremolo (prequel to Double Forte'):

Summer, 1964: Beatlemania hits the States, and the world mourns the loss of JFK. For eleven-year-old Gus LeGarde, the powerful events that rocked the nation serve as a backdrop for the most challenging summer of his life.

After Gus and his best friends capsize their boat at his grandparents' lakeside camp, they witness a drunk chasing a girl through the foggy Maine woods. She's scared. She's hurt. And she disappears.

The camp is thrown into turmoil as the frantic search for Sharon begins. Reports of stolen relics arise, including a church bell cast by Paul Revere. When Gus and his friends stumble on a scepter that may be part of the spoils, they become targets for the evil lurking around the lake. Will they find Sharon before the villain does? And how can Gus-armed only with a big heart, a motorboat, and a nosy beagle-survive the menacing attacks on his life?


Double Forte':

Double Forté is a chilling mystery set in the verdant landscape of Upstate New York's Genesee Valley.  Packed with memorable characters, hair-raising chase scenes, and touching family moments, it's a solid page-turner.

Desolate over his wife's suicide four years earlier, small-town college professor Gus LeGarde faces bewildering emotions when he falls for Camille, the vivacious, dark-eyed daughter of his secretary.  Yet troubling events in her past cause her to rebuff Gus's affections. 

Romance glimmers, however, as both become embroiled in an adventure when Gus discovers a mute child shackled to a bedpost in a secluded cabin.  The mystery turns deadly when the child's kidnapper escapes on a snowmobile that tumbles into the deep Letchworth Gorge.


Upstaged:

In Upstaged, the second book in the LeGarde Mystery Series, Gus LeGarde is in for another wild ride as he faces a disturbed stage mother, a deviant predator, and a twisted saboteur who lurks backstage, terrorizing the drama club with deadly, psychotic games.

 
Who's playing bizarre pranks on Gus's fiancée, Camille? Gus suspects handsome Brazilian student, Armand, whose behavior is laced with sexual improprieties. His suspicion shifts as a jealous stage-mother goes berserk when her daughter isn't cast in the lead role. As the attacks escalate, even the school superintendent is questioned when it's learned that his shadowy past is sealed in an official file.

The action turns lethal as opening night approaches. A sniper fires shots. Camille's home is ransacked and her beloved dog is missing. The star performer takes a bone-shattering fall when the stage railing mysteriously falls apart. Was the set rigged? Will Gus prevent the villain from upstaging the show?

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Thanks, friends and readers for all of your past support.

Aaron