Do you love a Mystery? How about a Ghost Story? Grab some pure entertainment! Enter the world of “Nancy Drew Meets CSI”. Follow the new girl detective, Annie Tillery, as she navigates her way through intriguing plots with good forensic science, narrowly escaping the dangers that keep those pages turning. Annie Tillery goes to Fire Island for fun in the sun with her NYPD Aunt,Jill, and finds an intriguing ghost story and a new boyfriend. While Annie and her new boyfriend,Ty, investigate the ghost and the puzzling disappearance of Aunt Jill, they uncover a plot that impacts on national security.
Seventeen-year-old Annie Tillery and her Aunt Jill set off for Long Island's Fire Island for a vacation of surf, sun, and sailing. Annie is happy to leave behind the stress of her relationship with her parents. Aunt Jill, who is an NYPD detective, is mixing her vacation with a case she must keep secret from Annie, who is suspicious nevertheless. Annie finds romance and intrigue when she meets Ty Egan, the nephew of their host on the island. They find themselves in the middle of an eerie adventure when she and Ty investigate the tragic and perplexing story of a local ghost.
Annie becomes incresingly uneasy and the investigations turns sinister when Aunt Jill goes missing, the ghost appears, and the troublesome neighbors in the cottage next door become hostile. When they find one of Aunt Jill's Special earrings on the neighbor's porch, they begin to woner what she was doing there. Will they find Aunt Jill before it is too late? In the breathless conclusion to their investigation, Annie and Ty narrowly escape death solving the mystery of The Madonna Ghost.
Excerpt
Ty shifted to the other side of the cockpit. I decided to follow him just as Doc turned the boat into the wind. The boom came swinging around to the lee side of the boat, and this time I ducked before Ty grabbed me. My hat went flying, and as I watched it bob away on the waves, I muttered, “I’ll get the hang of this yet.”
J retired to the cabin, and Doc busied himself with the task of adjusting the sails.
“I’ve seen her,” Ty said quietly, “and I know someone on the island who’s seen her also.”
At first, I thought, Who? Seen who? As the light dawned, I looked up at him, feeling a thrill of excitement.
“You’re kidding. This is a joke, right?”
I could see by his face that it wasn’t a joke.
“No joke. But, if you don’t believe me, we’ll just skip it, okay? I don’t talk about it with Doc. He thinks it’s crazy stuff.”
“Could I see the ghost?” I felt silly asking, but when I looked up at Ty again, the thrill of excitement quivered once more.
“Tomorrow night.” He looked at me with a gleam of excitement in his eyes. “The next couple of nights might be the time to watch for her. There’s no moon.”
“Tomorrow night, then.” I felt a chill as a cottony cloud passed in front of the sun.
The sky brightened as it had dimmed. Our plans to find the Madonna Ghost tomorrow night gave me a sense of closeness with Ty. I liked the feeling. I wanted to touch him in some way, to hold his hand or lean on his muscular brown arm. The feeling was so intense that I looked around to see if anyone else in the boat could see the waves of energy pulsating from me to Ty.
At that moment Ty turned to me, not smiling, just looking at me. I didn’t know what the look said exactly, but I felt even more drawn to him.
“Time to drop the sails, Ty,” called Doc.
The mood shattered like ice in a windstorm. Ty was up on deck in a jiffy. Soon, the sails were down and stowed.
Professional Reviews Jessica Villmore
Thank you!! I LOVED the last book. I downloaded it right away to my nook as soon as I bought it and when I was at the beach on my days off (and sometimes before work in the employee cafeteria) I tore through it. My favorite thing is that you waste no time jumping right into the action. I couldn't wait for my breaks during work or my days off so I could dive right back into it. Jessica Villmore
Teresa Reid
Teresa Reid, Community Relations Manager, Barnes and Noble, Manhasset
The Madonna Ghost was the best children's mystery book I have read in years!!!
Dolores Mele
Dolores Mele, Reading Teacher and Consultant, Nassau Community College
The Madonna Ghost - What a delightful book you have written! From the very beginning I felt I was part of the trip to Fire Island.
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