Promise Keeper

Theft of a valuable Monet painting leaves Cornerstone Gallery Director, Paul Fontaine, a gunshot victim.  With his career threatened by the robbery, Paul recuperates from hip surgery at the home of his father, Jacques.  Add to the scene Paul's mental torment over a relationship with Suzanne Petrone, the art collector who loaned the missing painting to the gallery.  Suzanne left Maine for supposed R&R in Florida just before the gallery heist.

Paul's father faces serious health problems and psychic friend,  Tante Margaret,  arrives at the Fontaine house to cook and keep house for father and son while Jacque's new wife is away. 

Sarasota Crime Division detectives and FBI Art Crime Team get involved, but so does clairvoyant Tante Margaret.  when the painting turns up for sale on the black market in Sarasota, Florida.  Sean Rafferty flies Paul to the Rafferty winter home on Casey Key to join in the investigation.   Pressure builds as this suspenseful romantic thriller unfolds to a startling climax.

•      PROMISE KEEPER, Book Three of Maine Shore Chronicle's series, launched with a celebration  "Tea and Desert", a huge success at Venice Public Library in November, 2011

•      An essay "Chasing History" about the book's incentive was featured in Mystery Scene's magazine holiday issue in December, 2011

•     Promise Keeper was purchased, complimented and discussed at Books & Banter Book Club, Venice in January, 2012

•       Ditto the Valencia Book Club, Venice discussed Promise Keeper in March of 2012

•      Promise Keeper was featured in the guest blog of www.PatriciaStoltey.blogspot.com along with the other books of The Maine Shore Chronicles series in April, 2012

•   Excellent Reviews by Danielle Thome are given in May, 2012 at  http://thebalancedwriter.blogspot.com, and on Amazon, B & N and Goodreads.

•      Other four and five star reviews for Promise Keeper can be found by clicking on my bookshelf page.

Keeping up with the industry's marketing media is time consuming and sometimes frustrating- especially when what I like most to do is WRITE!  I am working on the last book of the Chronicles series, starring my reader's favorite character, Tante Margaret.  My goal is to complete it by summer's end, so I'll keep you posted when I'm close to my personal deadline.  Meantime, check out Bookshelf and I hope you will enjoy a summer filled with sunshine and good reads.