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Mike Bove Author of WILLOWTREE A Bruce DelReno Mystery
Mike Bove grew up in Vermont.
He wrote articles and drew cartoons for his college newspaper. Mike was involved as an actor and director in high school, college and community theater. He adapted a Russian folk tale, The Nosebag, for the stage, produced and directed it. He was a public school teacher, track, and soccer coach before moving to Cape Cod. There he became an avid fisherman and golfer. He joined the Postal Service, transferred to Sedona, retiring in 2010.
He wrote articles and drew cartoons for his college newspaper. Mike was involved as an actor and director in high school, college and community theater. He adapted a Russian folk tale, The Nosebag, for the stage, produced and directed it. He was a public school teacher, track, and soccer coach before moving to Cape Cod. There he became an avid fisherman and golfer. He joined the Postal Service, transferred to Sedona, retiring in 2010.
ABOUT WILLOWTREE
This is a cozy mystery, meaning it contains no explict sex, obscene language, or gory violence.
Bruce DelReno plays a lot of golf. Well, he's retired because the Postal Service drove him to it. His wife, a nurse, still works. A lot. So, Bruce frequents the Mesquite Hills Golf Club in the fictitious town of Willowtree, Arizona.
One day he finds bones near the course. This discovery begins his pursuit of the killers of three individuals whose bodies were found nearby, but 30 years apart. This mild mannered ex-postman is emboldened by the police's slow progress, and encouragement from his wife, and best friend, an Apache Indian. Bruce's investigating centers on a group of locals who grew up in Willowtree together.
There is murder, humor, golf, food, and local color in this tale, as well as twists and some interesting characters. Beautiful desert willows grow wild in the area around Willowtree, contributing to the stability of the land and the sustenance of wildlife. So does a certain weed that can be used in sinister ways.
This is a cozy mystery, meaning it contains no explict sex, obscene language, or gory violence.
Bruce DelReno plays a lot of golf. Well, he's retired because the Postal Service drove him to it. His wife, a nurse, still works. A lot. So, Bruce frequents the Mesquite Hills Golf Club in the fictitious town of Willowtree, Arizona.
One day he finds bones near the course. This discovery begins his pursuit of the killers of three individuals whose bodies were found nearby, but 30 years apart. This mild mannered ex-postman is emboldened by the police's slow progress, and encouragement from his wife, and best friend, an Apache Indian. Bruce's investigating centers on a group of locals who grew up in Willowtree together.
There is murder, humor, golf, food, and local color in this tale, as well as twists and some interesting characters. Beautiful desert willows grow wild in the area around Willowtree, contributing to the stability of the land and the sustenance of wildlife. So does a certain weed that can be used in sinister ways.
Mike is currently working on volume two in the Bruce DelReno Mystery Series.
The title is subject to change, but is now STINGER MAGUIRE.
Stinger Maguire was a professional golfer who grew up in Willowtree, AZ.
He returned to his hometown for a charity event and his body was found by, who else but Bruce DelReno. Characters from Willowtree return to help Bruce help the police find the murderer. Ben Samuel, the Apache friend of Bruce, is annoying and funny as ever. And, of course the murder case gets quite complicated, increasing Bruce's obsession with solving it.
Stinger Maguire should be published in the winter of 2012.
The title is subject to change, but is now STINGER MAGUIRE.
Stinger Maguire was a professional golfer who grew up in Willowtree, AZ.
He returned to his hometown for a charity event and his body was found by, who else but Bruce DelReno. Characters from Willowtree return to help Bruce help the police find the murderer. Ben Samuel, the Apache friend of Bruce, is annoying and funny as ever. And, of course the murder case gets quite complicated, increasing Bruce's obsession with solving it.
Stinger Maguire should be published in the winter of 2012.
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