Willa Goodheart, honest and hard-working white collar worker finds herself connected to a police investigation for a serial killer; and she hasn't a clue why - that is, until she begins digging.
Following several murders, means, motive, and opportunity all point to out-of-work actresses Bootsie Kittredge and Babs Harrison. Their claims of righteousness and lack of guilt seem fabricated, thanks to a cheerfull announcement made to the patrons
Mary Pat Hyland weaves humor, Irishness and clever dialogue into page-turning tales of modern life. Maeve Binchy fans will enjoy!
Background
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MaryPat Hyland is an Amazon Top 100 bestselling author in both the U.S. and Europe. The House With the Wraparound Porch is her sixth novel, a family saga inspired by the home of her grandparents and summer vacations spent at Keuka Lake in upstate New York's Finger Lakes.
Hyland's work has been influenced by American writers such as Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor and Anne Tyler as well as Irish writers Maeve Binchy and Frank McCourt. She enjoys creating memorable characters with crisp, fast-paced dialogue
She is a graduate of Syracuse University and has worked in the art, journalism and culinary fields. Mary Pat resides in upstate New York, the setting for her novels.
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Accomplishments
2013: Selected by the Arts Council of Yates County as a 2013 Artist in Residence.
2012, 2010 & 2009: Winner, National Novel Writing Month
2006: Best of Gannett - Breaking News (staff flood coverage)
2005: First Place editorials, New York State Associated Press
2006: Honorable Mention column, New York State Associated Press
2004: Honorable Mention editorials, New York State Associated Press
2003: Special Mention daily column, Syracuse Press Club
2002: Special Mention daily column, Syracuse Press Club.
1992: Reading of her short stories, Sin-e cafe in Manhattan.