The Fat Pigeon Flies

History

Carl, Lee

Sue Lee

Sarah Horsman

Hillary Hanson

Jan Kaye

Europe

The Society of Mary and Martha

Commercial artist Harry Pitman is a man who has a seemingly idyllic life - a good job with an advertising firm, a house in the country and an adoring child he can dote on. Pitman also is a man with a secret that could tear apart his life. 
Hard-driving reporter Peter Gribbin lives for the hunt, whether he's chasing down the beautiful Barbara Smedley - wealthy socialite turned social worker - or the latest hot lead. Gribbin has little idea where his snooping into the mysterious Harry Pitman will lead him, but he is sure to follow his nose to its shocking conclusion. 
Rotund lawyer Caesar Kent is the best at what he does. With a theatrical, flair and mental agility that belies his large frame, Kent is a killer in the courtroom. This is a tale of the unlikely collision that sets Pitman, Gribbin and Kent crashing into each other. The stakes? A 13-year-old boy.

The White Squirrel

Literature & Fiction

Northern Liberties Pr

Everyone has skeletons in his closet. Rob Putnam finds his skeleton - a baby's skull and bones, no less - in his Aunt Marjorie's weed-infested garden. The garden skull and clues found among naked dolls, fancy dresses, and unmailed letters in Auntie's tree-shrouded house lead to a hunt with curious twists and turns. Old newspaper clippings are among a host of clues that keep Rob and his fiancée, Jackie, on their quest to solve the mystery. Their search only produces more questions. What family secrets lie buried beneath Rob's seemingly tranquil world? As they inch closer to the truth, Rob and Jackie realize that the revelations may tear apart one family while simultaneously uniting another. During Rob's efforts to ferret out the truth, he is perplexed when his best friend, Ty, begins to avoid him. Just when he needs a friend, he is faced with another mystery. What is it that causes Ty to run from the shadows and seek the comfort of a young, deaf girl? Why does he dream of two contrasting women - one dark and sensual, the other soft and innocent? Lee Carl's second novel is a story of family ties, lies and surprises. It's also the tale of young love lost and found, and the ripples caused by the arrival and departure of loved ones. This house of cards comes crashing down when it is discovered that an orphaned teenager holds many of the answers.

Under the Burdock Weed

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Old City Publishing

Someone tosses firebombs late at night at adult bookstores and bars in the Philadelphia area, leading to the grizzly deaths of some bar patrons. Also at night, young Billy and Lori neck behind a tombstone in a suburban Philadelphia cemetery—a graveyard that abuts the property of a reclusive old man who lives in Mason House, an aging Victorian structure. These two seemingly unrelated events collide in an unlikely twist of fate due to the suspicions conjured up in the minds of the teenagers. They spy on the old man and wonder about the strange rantings emanating from behind boarded up windows on the second floor of Mason House. Teenage bravado and curiosity compel Billy to climb a cherry tree outside of Mason House in an effort to snoop. Later, his surveillance becomes an obsession that ultimately binds Billy and the old man. Their improbable relationship prompts a probe by the boy’s father, a police officer, who for years concealed his own ties to Mason House’s sole occupant. The policeman’s long-held secret, coupled with his son’s peculiar relationship with the old man, pushes Billy’s father into following a trail of questions. What ties bind the old man and Billy? Does the old man’s odd behavior have any connection to the heinous bombings? And, can the father and son mend their own fractured relationship before it dissolves? The search leads not only to an analysis of father-son conflict. It leads to journeys in time and space–first to the gardens of Cornell University, then back 25 years to the Korean War. Lee Carl’s third novel is an intriguing blend of mystery and family drama played out in the suburbs and streets of Philadelphia during the late 1970s. Carl also is the author of The White Squirrel and Under the Burdock Weed.

The Cherry Tree

When Professor T.P. Ivans stumbles upon two students having sex on the floor of his office, he has no way of knowing the ripple effect that shocking event will have on so many lives. Those touched by the incident include: • Tug Winters, a farm boy and the first member of his family to go to college. • Professor Ivans, a sexually frustrated history professor who can’t shake off his Puritanical upbringing. • Sally Mullen, an attractive coed recognized more for her carnal knowledge than her college credentials. • Katy Kuromaro, Tug’s true love who is left, literally, holding her bags at a bus station searching for her beau. • Johan Kuromaro, Katy’s brother, who battles Tug to force him to face the devastation he has wrought. • Ed Whitmore, Tug’s roommate, who is left picking up the pieces following his friend’s disappearance. Why did the sexcapade in T.P.’s office lead to agony and then disaster for professor Ivans? Why did students gather in shock under his window? How did Sally Mullen, the coed most advertised on the men’s restroom walls, turn Tug’s misfortune into a crushing end for the professor? Who manages to keep his or her head above water and who drowns in the ripples from that fateful night? Lee Carl’s fourth novel answers those questions and delves deeply into the troubled waters of human frailty, perception and reality, and the power of love. Carl also is the author of The White Squirrel, Under the Burdock Weed and The Cherry Tree.

The Floor of T.P.'s Office

Genre Fiction

Someone tosses firebombs late at night at adult bookstores and bars in the Philadelphia area, leading to the grizzly deaths of some bar patrons. Also at night, young Billy and Lori neck behind a tombstone in a suburban Philadelphia cemetery—a graveyard that abuts the property of a reclusive old man who lives in Mason House, an aging Victorian structure.  These two seemingly unrelated events collide in an unlikely twist of fate due to the suspicions conjured up in the minds of the teenagers. They spy on the old man and wonder about the strange rantings emanating from behind boarded up windows on the second floor of Mason House.  Teenage bravado and curiosity compel Billy to climb a cherry tree outside of Mason House in an effort to snoop. Later, his surveillance becomes an obsession that ultimately binds Billy and the old man.  Their improbable relationship prompts a probe by the boy’s father, a police officer, who for years concealed his own ties to Mason House’s sole occupant. The policeman’s long-held secret, coupled with his son’s peculiar relationship with the old man, pushes Billy’s father into following a trail of questions. What ties bind the old man and Billy? Does the old man’s odd behavior have any connection to the heinous bombings? And, can the father and son mend their own fractured relationship before it dissolves?  The search leads not only to an analysis of father-son conflict. It leads to journeys in time and space–first to the gardens of Cornell University, then back 25 years to the Korean War.  Lee Carl’s third novel is an intriguing blend of mystery and family drama played out in the suburbs and streets of Philadelphia during the late 1970s. Carl also is the author of The White Squirrel and Under the Burdock Weed.

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