The Phantom Photographer: Murder in Marin Mystery - Book 3 (Murder in Marin Mysteries) (35 page)
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Authors: Martin Brown
When billionaire William Adams—Belvedere’s most eligible widower—marries international superstar model Willow Wisp, local society’s leading women are dismayed. After all, she half his age and, in their view, not interested in anything other than his money!
Like everyone else, newspaper publisher Rob Timmons, his assistant, Holly Cross, and his childhood friend, Sheriff’s Detective, Eddie Austin, are baffled when Willow suddenly disappears.
Is she dead or simply hiding in some far flung corner of the world with one of her many rumored lovers? Or was she the victim of a cuckolded husband, who learned too late that his trophy bride was in truth, a very wicked wife?
The truth lies somewhere between the posh hotels of Paris, the dazzling parties of San Francisco, and the lush green hills of Marin.
Michael Marks, the community-spirited volunteer photographer for the picture perfect town of Mill Valley, always has a smile on his face and a camera ready to capture his adopted hometown’s many community events.
Not only is Michael one of Mill Valley’s most popular citizens, he’s also a source of wonder to his neighbors. How can this camera store clerk, who lives year-round in sweatshirt and sweatpants, afford to dine in the town’s most expensive restaurants?
His sudden death puts Mill Valley’s rumor mill into overdrive. Was he just a generous eccentric with a particular passion for pleasing others? Or, was there another side to Michael Marks: a side that only his victims ever have the chance to see?
The Terrifying Teacher
(Book 4)
*Coming June 2016*
News that elderly Henrietta Hammer has died, Sausalito’s retired fifth grade teacher, who once terrified her students including Sheriff's Detective Eddie Austin, newspaper publisher Rob Timmons and his assistant Holly Cross, is greeted with bemused nostalgia.
But Hammer, who was left a very wealthy widow by her enterprising late husband, was the target of every one of the town’s charitable societies none of which could afford to await her natural death.
It all appeared to be a perfect plan until the secret Mrs. Hammer kept for half a century inconveniently appears.
ABOUT MARTIN BROWN
Martin Brown is the author of four Murder in Marin Mysteries, including:
- The Gossiping Gourmet (Book 1)
- The Wicked Wife (Book 2)
- The Phantom Photographer (Book 3)
- The Terrifying Teacher (Book 4)
As a journalist, Martin's articles on health and relationships have appeared in Redbook, Playboy, and Complete Woman magazines, as well as SingleMindedWomen.com. Martin, a native of New York City, is a graduate of the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He began his career as a community affairs writer with WCBS Radio. He also worked as the public affairs officer for the New York City police association; and later in the same capacity for the Atlanta and Georgia police associations. He began his work as a community news reporter in Atlanta with Creative Loafing.
Later, in Marin County, he founded Signal Newspapers, which were published in Sausalito, Tiburon, and Belvedere, California. He and his wife, novelist Josie Brown, live in the city of San Francisco, where their grown children also reside.
Connect with Martin on:Twitter: @MartinBrownCA or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MartinBrownCA
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The Phantom Photographer
A Murder in Marin Mystery – Book 3
A Novel by Martin Brown
© 2016 Martin Brown.
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This is a work of fiction. All incidents and dialogue, and all characters with the exception of some well-known historical and public figures, are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Where real-life historical or public figures appear, the situations, incidents and dialogues concerning those persons are entirely fictional and are not intended to depict actual events or to change the entirely fictional nature of the work. In all other respects, any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.
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Cover Photo: Mill Valley's Dipsea Steps
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