ROCKPORT, Mass. (MMD Newswire) March 17, 2010 -- Murder on Bearskin Neck by Gunilla Caulfield is the first in a series of mystery novels featuring the character Annie Quitnot, a reference librarian and Shakespeare aficionado turned amateur sleuth.
When the artist Carlo Valenti is murdered in Rockport, a small New England fishing village and art colony, Annie becomes the primary suspect. Carlo and Annie had been lovers until five years before, when Carlo moved to Rome to join what he called "the real art world." When he returns with an attractive young woman on his arm, fate finds him dead in the morgue. The police and the townspeople are convinced that Annie is to blame. Jealousy is a strong motive, and Annie has no alibi. With the support of the library's sympathetic director Duncan Langmuir and her brother Justin, Annie sets out to solve the murder and acquit herself. However, her attempts to clear her name only seem to land her into more trouble.
Despite having once been the reference librarian at the Rockport Public Library, Caulfied says the character of Annie is not based on her, and the characters are purely fictional. "Although set in the small town of Rockport, the book is really a microcosm of the greater world, where gossip and rivalries abound and jealousy and hatred rule," she says.
ForeWord Clarion Reviews says, "Caulfield fills the pages with excellent insider details that ring true and make the reader feel right at home in Rockport, Massachusetts...This sweet novel of small-town simplicity and duplicity could zing off the shelves...the author has done her homework and knows the setting, the details, and the tics and tells of this small community and its inhabitants. She offers a well-constructed tale with plenty of red herrings and insight into the lives of her colorful characters."
Murder on Bearskin Neck is available for sale online at Amazon.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.
About the Author
Gunilla Caulfield was born and educated in Stockholm, Sweden before immigrating to the United States. After working as an art dealer in Boston for ten years, she moved to Rockport. She divides her time between Rockport and Bridgton, Maine. Other works soon to be published include two novels and a collection of short stories. She is currently writing sequels to Murder on Bearskin Neck and a book of Christmas stories.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Gunilla Caulfield
Email: gunillacaulfield@gmail.com
Phone: (978) 546-8352
Website: www.murderonbearskinneck.com
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