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  House of Secrets - Every Room...

  Members Of The Ohio Writers...

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  If keeping secrets is integral to the human soul, so is
  the desire to uncover the secrets of others. The delicate balance between
  preserving, revealing, and discovering secrets breeds conflict and the power of
  knowledge. Yet, as we learn to harness this power and manage these conflicts,
  we develop trust and discretion.
  What secrets will you uncover in this anthology of 26
  short mysteries, thrillers & memoirs?
  Written by members of The Ohio Writers' Association, in their 3rd collaboration for audiobook production with members of the Ohio Audiobook Narrators. Made possible in part by the Ohio Arts Council.
  - “Art House” by Marty Vian, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Secret o' Life” by Ed Davis, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “In Memoriam” by Jim Hodnett, narrated by Angus Freathy
  - “The Distance Between Us” by Terri Sutton, narrated by Dinah Dawson
  - “A Thousand Words Denied” by Jerry Vandal, narrated by Angus Freathy
  - “Your Other Life” by Peter Gorman, narrated by Becky White
  - “Home” by Timothy Doyle, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “The Evil Twin” by George Pallas, narrated by Angus Freathy
  - “Reaper's Return” by Christina Moore, narrated by Becky White
  - “Leakproof” by Charles O'Donnell, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Redemption” by Darin Miller, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Finder's Fee” by Michael Whitfield, narrated by Grant Bunting
  - “Vacant” by Corrina Malek, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Just a Touch” by Lois Spencer, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Throwing Stones” by Stephen Kraynak, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Secret Blood, Sacred Blood” by Jyotsna Sreenivasan, narrated by Becky White
  - “A Story You Have to Be Sober to Tell” by Chase Montana, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Fifteen Minutes” by Robbi Bryant, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “The Dancing Queen” by Edward Gosnell, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Catacombs” by Bill Vernon, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Being Normal” by Steven Kenneth Smith, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Who Wants Pie?” by Sandy Kachurek, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Last of My Kind” by Maureen McGuirk, narrated by Phillipa Miller
  - “Salted Away” by Craig Webb, narrated by Gary Smith
  - “Fates Entwined” by Jerry Roth, narrated by Becky White
  - “Such Secrets as Starfish Keep” by Steve Kaczmarek, narrated by Gary Smith

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  General Grant and the Verdict of...

  Dr. Frank P. Varney

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  General Ulysses S. Grant is best remembered today as a war-winning general, and he certainly deserves credit for his efforts on behalf of the Union. But has he received too much credit? Have others who fought the war with him suffered unfairly? General Grant and the Verdict of History explores these issues. 
   
   
   
  Professor Frank P. Varney examines Grant's relationship with three noted Civil War generals: the brash and uncompromising "Fighting Joe" Hooker; George H. Thomas, the commander who earned the sobriquet "Rock of Chickamauga"; and Gouverneur Kemble Warren, who served honorably in every major action of the Army of the Potomac before being relieved less than two weeks before Appomattox. 
   
   
   
  Dr. Varney had studied the tempestuous relationship between Grant and Union General William S. Rosecrans. During the war, Rosecrans was considered to be on par with Grant himself; today, he is largely forgotten. Rosecrans's star dimmed, argues Varney, because Grant orchestrated the effort. Grant used official reports, interviews with the press, and his memoirs to influence how future generations would remember the war and his part in it. Aided greatly by his two terms as president, his memoirs, and the dramatic backdrop against which those memoirs were written, our historical memory has been influenced to a degree greater than many realize.

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  Taboo

  Hannah Ferguson

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  Conversations we never had about sex, body image, work and relationships. 
   
  A vulnerable exploration of modern womanhood that weaves deeply personal stories with opinions and advice on sex, friendship, family, career and beyond. 
   
  This part-memoir, part feminist-manifesto meets women where they are and as they are. Hannah exposes and celebrates the messy, honest and insular parts of ourselves in a book designed to feel like a late-night conversation with your best friend – one that will make you laugh, cry and that you'll never want to end.

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  The Sniper - The Untold Story of...

  Jim Lindsay, Chuck Mawhinney

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  Jim Lindsay's The Sniper reveals, for the first time ever, the full story of the deadliest sniper in Marine Corps history, Chuck Mawhinney, who served in the Vietnam war at age 18—written with his full cooperation and participation.Charles "Chuck" Mawhinney is a United States Marine who holds the Corps' record for the most confirmed sniper kills (and the second most of any US service member in history), having recorded 103 confirmed kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War. He was also the youngest—killing the enemy as a teenager.In 1967, at the age of 18, Mawhinney joined the Marines and began his assent from recruit to the Marine Corps’ deadliest sniper. During his tours—in one of the most dangerous war zones of Vietnam—his character and charisma helped him deal with life and death in a hell hole with other young men a long way from home.After Vietnam, Mawhinney married and settled into his post-war life, raised a family, and was content that no one knew of his accomplishments in war. Then in 1991 he was startled and dismayed when outed by a fellow Marine sniper, Joseph Ward, who spoke of Mawhinney’s number of kills in his book, Dear Mom. Newspapers picked up the story and Mawhinney’s life changed forever. The notoriety troubled him at first, but then he accepted the fame and used the opportunity to train service men and lawmen in the art of long-distance shooting.At last, Chuck's full story is told, including his heroic exploits in battle and the terrible toll that taking a life exerts on a human being.A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

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  American Predator: Book Summary...

  Viola Vance

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  Delve into the chilling true story of one of America's most elusive and terrifying serial killers. This gripping investigative account unravels the crimes of a predator who evaded law enforcement for years, meticulously planning each attack with cold precision. From his methodical tactics to his unsettling confessions, the book exposes the dark mind behind the mask of normalcy. A masterclass in true crime storytelling, this book follows the hunt for justice and the shocking discoveries that left even seasoned investigators stunned.

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  Benediction - From their pens to...

  F Scott itzgerald

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  Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on 24th September 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota into an upper-middle class family. Whilst his mother was pregnant with him, his two young sisters tragically died.  Fitzgerald once said this was when his destiny as a writer was ordained. 
  His intelligence and talent was recognised from an early age, with his first story, about a detective being published in the school magazine when he was just 13.   
  In 1913 he enrolled at Princeton but his devotion to his own literary pursuits resulted in him leaving and, rather bizarrely, joining the Army.  In 1918, stationed at Fort Sheridan near Montgomery, Alabama he met and became infatuated and then inseparable from Zelda Sayre.  Initially though she refused to marry him but with the success of ‘This Side of Paradise’, the fame and the flow of money enabled them both to begin a gilded life.  For them this was The Jazz Age.  For Fitzgerald he was already an alcoholic. 
  He continued to write with great mastery and the titles of his novels and many of his 164 short stories are household names.  The Great Gatsby, often cited as The Great American Novel was published to mixed reviews.  As America moved from the Great Depression to the slaughter of the Second World War his works and himself were seen as far too entwined with the decadent twenties. The world had moved on and he hadn’t.   
  Further tragedy was never far from his life. Zelda after years of erratic and now intolerable behaviour was committed to an institution in 1936.  His own sales began to decline and he became a hack for hire in Hollywood, dependent on increasing amounts of booze and the weekly pay check.  His drunken state had often resulted in arrest or hospitalisation, further imperiling his talents.   Despite his contribution to many MGM films he received only one credit. 
  The end came all too soon for one of America’s greatest ever writers.  On 21st December 1940, at only 44 years of age in Hollywood, F Scott Fitzgerald succumbed to a heart attack.

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