My First Published Mystery



This is a story about the results of childhood abuse and the resulting consequences in adulthood.

Is also about an unwanted gift of astral projection, a friendship of opposits, a romance, and of course, a murder.

This tale is very different than my others, but I think it has a lot of interesting twists.

So where did this story come from? Many people and places:

  • A family member who shared about her childhood abuse.
  • My imagining what astral projections might be lijeand a few dreams I've had about it--plus some research.
  • The main setting a lot like where we used to live in Oxnard.
  • One of the pre-schools I once worked at including one of the teachers and a couple of students.
  • Research about support groups for people with sexual problems.
  • A whole lot of imagination.
The first publisher for this book was extremely supportive and she later published the first three Deputy Tempe Crabtree mysteries as mass-market paperbacks.

She also got me a spot on a Bakersfield talk show--she was located in Bakersfield. Some of the people who called in had read the book. One man "knew" I had astral projected because I got it so right.
I assured him I didn't have the ability nor did I want it--but he didn't believe me.

The book has since been re-edited and republished. 

I hope some of you will try The Astral Gift.

Marilyn

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