The Madonna Ghost — Linda Maria Frank

Young Annie Tillery and her Aunt Jill set off for Long Island's Fire Island for a vacation of beach adventures. Annie wishes to leave behind the stress of her relationship with her parents. Aunt Jill, who is an NYPD detective, is secretly on a case. Annie picks up on this, but is distracted by romance and intrigue when she falls in love with Ty Egan, their island host. Using forensic science with the help of a local historian, they investigate the eerie paranormal events surrounding the tragic story of a local ghost. The action goes into overdrive when the ghost appears, the sinister neighbors next door become hostile and Aunt Jill disappears. They are kidnapped discovering the secret in the neighbor's cottage, but will they be able to escape from their captors in a raging storm, save Aunt Jill, and stop the deadly plot that threatens national security?


Author Bio: 

Linda Maria Frank: With the introduction of the Annie Tillery Mysteries, Linda has been launching a new career as author. Inspired by a childhood passion for Nancy Drew books and the popular television series, CSI, she successfully married an appealing heroine (Annie Tillery) with a gripping story plots to create these new fiction books for mystery readers. The Madonna Ghost has earned the distinctive "Editor's Choice" and "Rising Star" awards. In Girl With Pencil Drawing, the second book in the series, Annie stays one step ahead of the bad guys.

Frank's first love was teaching science, her assignments ranging from Middle School to graduate level courses at Hofstra and Adelphi Universities. It was the forensic science courses that gave her the story lines for her heroine, Annie, who is based on a composite of former beloved students.


Presently Frank is the producer of "The Writer's Dream", a series of shows with writers who discuss different aspects of the profession, seen on youtube.


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