Frank Talaber, Writer by Soul
A natural storyteller, whose compelling thoughts are freed from the depths of the heart and the subconscious before being poured onto the page.
Literature written beyond the realms of genre he is known to grab readers; kicking, screaming, laughing or crying and drag them into his novels.
Enter the literary world of Frank Talaber.
Charles J Thayer, a retired bank financial executive and corporate board member, has published numerous professional articles and books that provide practical guidance to bank executives and board members.
Charles now combines his years of financial experience with his personal travels to write a new financial thriller series; The Paradox Murder Mysteries, featuring Steve Wilson, a financial investigator. Steve's specialty is solving financial crimes and, in each 'stand-alone' story, his suspicions and curiosity about events related to an 'accidental' death places his life in danger.
Charles and his wife, Molly, and their rescue dog, Scupper, enjoy cruising in the Bahamas and along the East Coast from Florida to Maine aboard their Duffy 37, a Maine built lobster boat with a custom interior.
Charles enjoyed a fifty-year career in the banking industry having served as an executive officer and as a board member of several banking institutions.
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Ray Flynt is the author of Brad Frame mysteries and Ryan Caldwell novels. Brad Frame led an aimless life on Philadelphia's Main Line until his mother and sister were kidnapped and murdered. Brad Frame helped solved their murder and then dedicated his life to bringing justice to others. Ryan Caldwell novels featuring an aspiring journalist who spent five years in Iraq and Afghanistan before heading to college to pursue his passion for "finding the story."
Ray is a member of Mystery Writers of America and active with their Florida chapter. He is a life member of the Florida Writers Association. Ray is retired from a diverse career in criminal justice, education, the arts, and human services. He lives in Florida.
In addition to being a novelist, Ray has written and performs a one-man show based on Ben Franklin.
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Rachel Tetlow asks Brad Frame to investigate the unsolved murder of her father, who served on a jury in a racketeering case against a Philadelphia-area drug kingpin. Her father’s death resulted in a mistrial. As his investigation in the Tetlow case gets underway, Frame is summoned to jury duty on a sensational local murder that appears to have captured everyone’s attention except his.
Nanci Rathbun is a lifelong reader of mysteries - historical, contemporary, futuristic, paranormal, hard-boiled, cozy ... you can find them all on her bookshelves. She brings logic and planning to her writing from a background as an IT project manager, and attention to characters and dialog from her second career as a Congregationalist minister.
Nanci grew up an Army brat, living in Germany, France and Korea, as well as several states in the U.S. After her dad retired from the service, the family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There, Nanci raised her daughter and son, while working at AT&T. She never expected to move, but when her second grandchild was on the way, she wanted to be closer. One of her greatest joys is hearing her three granddaughters shout 'Nana' when she comes in their front door in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Nanci's Maltipoo, Teeny, and she now live in Wellington, Colorado. No matter where she makes her home, she will always be a Green Bay Packers fan.
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