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Home of The Brave
Joyce Tracksler
1943 . . . America is at war! The Seacoast Area of New Hampshire and Main joins with fellow Americans in a valiant effort to support our men and women fighting on foreign shores. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard churns out submarines, ordinary citizens grow Victory Gardens, gaze to the skies to watch for enemy planes, cheer our troops with USO shows, host a contingent of doctors and nurses from a hospital ship, ration sugar, meat and butter, and save tin cans to help the war effort. But even as the world trembles, crime stays at home and never takes a holiday . . .
As the war plays out its drama, and families move model warships around on maps of far-off seas, place pins on maps of countries and places with unfamiliar names, life in Kittery and Portsmouth continues . . . day-to-day. There are births, deaths, marriages, escapes from prison and people who cheat on their spouses. There are good deeds, incredible acts of charity, burglars, arsonists, and those who would butcher their fellow man. There are USO hostesses, priests, submariners and prostitutes. As in every area of the United States, in the Seacoast Region, life bumbles on . . .
Police Chief Parks of Kittery, too old to fight in the war, nonetheless fights the deadliest fire-bug ever which Chief Randy Stewart of Portsmouth, whose life is balanced on the movement of a bullet, chases the murderous phantoms who cause prostitutes to disappear. And Mary Rose Sabatino, owner of the Bread of Angels Bakery, discovers true love amid the most horrendous crime of all . . . a crime so terrible, so disgusting, that to this day, people speak of it in stunned whispers.
Enjoy the tenth of Tracksler’s engaging books, combining charming fictional characters with a few not-so-fictional ones, deadly humor, a little bit of love, a lot of intrigue, and a fascinating window into the history of the Kittery-Portsmouth areas in 1943 as America’s Home Front does its bit for the War. Tracksler is the multi-award-winning author of ten books, each a glimpse into murder, special problems, entertainment, topical recipes and history through the ages, as well as continuing the lives, excitement and loves of the Sabatino cousins.
6" x 9" trade paperback
372 pages
ISBN 978-1-934582-21-3
$20.00
Book is available from River Run Bookstore, Amazon or author
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