Wallingford Heights - The Hair Raisers: Weird Science Three hair dressers and a seamstress in 1893 Massachusetts, amidst the Women's Suffrage movement, get together to solve a triple murder. Used to solving small, local crimes by listening to the gossip coming from the salon chair occupants, the ladies of the Vine Salon - one of the first in America - the amateur sleuths go to the next level when three prominent men are slain and a young suffragist is arrested and tried for the crimes. Charming, sleepy, Wallingford Heights. Shattered by a chilling triple homicide. Eastern Massachusetts, 1893 Everyday life, disrupted. A town's secrets exposed. Wallingford Heights shattered by a chilling triple homicide. One of America's first salons - The Vine, a hub of activity, with falling hair and flowing information. Estelle, Chasity, Marilou and Clara—known for their impeccable hairstyling and listening skills. Four spirited women, unravel the town's dark mysteries. From gossip at the salon to pillow-talk whispers in the night. Amateur sleuths who uncover chicken thieves, window breakers, and even murderers. Step into the fray, to see the Hair Raiser's solve the crimes that threaten their beloved town. "Wallingford Heights: The Hair Raiser's - Weird Science". A delightful historical cozy mystery. Intrigue, camaraderie, and a dash of hair-raising adventure. The only thing missing is you!
 
I am a retired restaurant and telecom manager with forty years of management, training, and technical writing experience. I retired nine years ago and told my wife I would write a book. This past November we had just returned from her brother's funeral and I wrote a poem for my sister-in-law titled The Empty Chair. My wife and she were both very moved by it and said I should think about writing. When I said "Some day" my wife reminded me that tomorrow isn't guaranteed, and life is too short to keep saying someday. She said either stop talking about it or sit down and do it.
That's when I started writing and I began with a Memoir, thinking it best to start with something I know about. Then the whole Covid controversy came into my head, and I had to get it down on paper (in a Word doc.), so I wrote The Year of the Rat. While writing "Rat" I had an idea for a Private Investigator that failed as a cop but was able to stumble over significant cases and have big wins and I began writing my Blake Franklin Investigations series in January. The first one was finished three weeks later, and the ideas kept coming into my head. I either had to write or suffer an overload of words in my head. Blake Franklin is a manifestation of the failures and setbacks in my life, feeling like I always wanted to do more, have a greater impact, and help more people realize their dreams. Like Blake, I always believe the "good guys" should win. They should never finish last and they certainly should not lose the girl to the bad boys.