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Linda Maria Frank
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
With the introduction of the Annie Tillery Mysteries, Linda Maria Frank has been launching her career as author. Inspired by a childhood passion for Nancy Drew mysteries and the popular television series, CSI, she successfully married an appealing heroine (Annie Tillery) with gripping story plots to create a new fiction series. The Madonna Ghost, Girl with Pencil, Drawing and Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys and The Mystery of the Lost Avenger will have you turning pages, fascinated by the background stories and forensic science that make these books a must read for mystery fans. Frank has also written Making a Mystery with Annie Tillery: The Madonna Ghost, the author’s notes on the story behind the story.
Her latest books, The Buccaneers of St. Frederick Island, and The Buccaneers of St. Frederick Island: Sibby’s Secret, comprise a new series, about a group of eight graders, who form a secret society called The Buccaneers and get themselves involved in their St. Frederick Island-home mysteries.
Frank’s first love was teaching science, her assignments ranging from Middle School to graduate level courses at Hofstra and Adelphi Universities. It was the forensic science courses she taught in both high school and college (Hofstra University) that gave her the story lines for her heroine, Annie, who is based on a composite of former students. Frank won an award from the American Association of University Women for inspiring girls to go into science studies and careers.
Frank also produces “The Writer’s Dream”, a local access TV show, interviewing authors about their craft. See it on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/user/lindamariafrank .
Currently she belongs to Long Island Authors Group and Long Island Children’s Writers and Illustrators where she assists in creating school book fairs and other book events. She lectures on Topics in Forensic Science, as well as doing workshops on Mystery Writing for 5th grade to high school.
Web sites: www.lindamariafrank.com, and Facebook pages: Official Fans of the Madonna Ghost, and The Writer’s Dream.
Linda Maria Frank's books
The Madonna Ghost
THE MADONNA GHOST has earned the distinctive “Editor’s Choice” and “Rising Star” from iUniverse.
Annie Tillery sets out with her NYPD Aunt Jill for a vacation on beautiful Fire Island. She meets Ty Egan, setting the stage for a sweet little romance Together they set out to investigate an eerie ghost from a shipwreck on the island. As the tale of the ghost unfolds, Annie and Ty stumble upon a diabolical plot that impacts national security, threatening the life of Annie’s aunt. This story has it all; mystery, romance, beach adventures and a thrilling plot.
Girl with Pencil Drawing
Girl detective, Annie Tillery, wins art lessons at a glamorous N.Y. gallery. When the director of the gallery is found murdered, the prime suspect is Annie’s instructor, Francesca Gabrielli. While tracking the murderer, all the clues lead to a mysterious brownstone in Brooklyn, where they uncover a ring of art forgers and thieves, who will stop at nothing to protect their fabulous enterprise. Annie and Francesca face death by fire and water in the thrilling conclusion. It’s a case of Nancy Drew meets CSI.
Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys
is set in exotic Istanbul, and Cappadocia, land of enchanted caves. The plot involves ancient mysteries, archaeological secrets, and thieves who will commit murder rather than give up the treasures they steal. Annie acquires new friends. Cedric Zeeks is trying to find a link between his African ancestors and the inhabitants of a 9,000 year old town in Cappadocia. Yelda and Ahmet Atsut, twins with a Ouija board, and awesome sleuthing talents, help Annie and boyfriend, Ty Egan, solve the mysteries, both ancient ones and ones that threaten them as they work the 9000-year-old archaeological dig.
“Nancy Drew Meets CSI”. It’s another Annie Tillery Mystery
The Mystery of the Lost Avenger
The latest Annie Tillery Mystery, THE MYSTERY OF THE LOST AVENGER, takes the reader to another time, a time when life hung by a thread and heroes were made every day.
Letters can really change a life. In Linda Maria Frank’s latest Annie Tiller Mystery, teen detective and her boyfriend, Ty Egan, bump into the intrigue of a past time in American history. A letter from the United States Navy links Annie’s great grandmother with a plane crash from 1943.
A packet of letters between great grandmother, Charlotte Wheeler, and her Navy pilot finance, Frank Bradenton, hint at dangerous goings-on in the defense plant where Charlotte test and flies Avenger fighter planes to military bases on the West Coast.
Annie and Ty become code breakers, delving into the heart-stopping world of World War II to solve The Mystery of the Lost Avenger.
The Buccaneers of St. Frederick Island
What can possibly happen when a crime happens under the very noses of a group of very savvy eighth graders at St. BeSillius’ Catholic School on St. Frederick’s Island? When the money they raised to buy toys for children in homeless shelters in near-by NYC is stolen, the Buccaneers, as they call themselves are outraged. Despite warnings from Father Felix and Sr. Jo, Sprocket, the leader of the Buccaneers, and her determined buddies set out to follow the clues, run down the thief, and get those toys for the homeless kids.
When their clubhouse is burned down, and a threatening letter is sent to the local newspaper, The Foghorn, owned and operated by Sprocket’s mother, the Buccaneers are even more determined to unravel the plot against them. A mysterious island once owned by the pirate, Jon Buccleigh and a labyrinthine cave serve as the setting for this skullduggery. A Native American healer, her community, and a group of the beach people conspire with the Buccaneers to get that money back.
You will be laughing at some of the Buccaneers’ antics and gasping at what those brave eighth-graders face to solve the mystery. The story is rich with colorful and engaging characters as well as the flavor of post-war America in 1947. An altogether fun and satisfying read.
The Buccaneers of St. Frederick Island, Sibby's Secret
The Buccaneers of Saint Frederick Island are back. If you loved the first
Buccaneers of St. Frederick Island, "Sibby's Secret" will capture you too.
Join the fun, danger and escapades of Lily, Frank, Leon, Ryan and
Amelia.
The Buccaneers rival any private investigator of the time. When Sibby
Fintail, fisherman and bay constable, goes missing, Lily, code name,
Sprocket and Frank, code name Wing Nut, come to the rescue. They
follow his trail to one of the island's caves where he had been harvesting
crystals for his artwork. They find an unconscious, badly beaten Sibby.
Who did this and why?
Becca Dawes. Sprocket's mother discovers that unknown persons are
seeking to take the caves away from the native tribe that has owned
them forever. What is it about the caves?
When strangers come to Frederick Island, and kidnap Becca, the Buccaneers
go into high gear to solve these attacks.
The Buccaneers will draw you into their world of clever sleuthing and
unlocking the secrets in the clues they find. It's adventure, fun and great
crime science.
You will be laughing at some of the Buccaneers' antics and gasping at
what those brave eighth-graders face to solve the mystery. The story is
rich with colorful and engaging characters as well as the flavor of 1947.