‘Ballyvaughan’
by John H. Matthews
Bluebullseye Press
Opening with an all-too-common harrowing scene of a school shooting, John Matthews takes readers into the story of Eddie Holland, an FBI agent-turned-private investigator. After being the humble hero to prevent a massacre at the school, Holland takes a job to find a stalker of a local musician but finds that he has a stalker of his own—an international one who is set on ending his life. Matthews will be signing copies of the book at Mobius Records (4007 University Drive, Fairfax) Sept. 19 from noon-3 p.m. (June 2015)
‘Beyond the Call’
by Lee Trimble with Jeremy Dronfield
The Berkley Publishing Group
As the Red Army pushed across Europe dispelling Nazi troops from Poland, Allied POWs were left unaided in a land decimated by war. After his 86-year-old father, Robert, fell at a nursing home in 2005, Lee Trimble went to see him to document his life. Armed with a voice recorder, he expected to hear tales of bombing missions he ran over Germany and France. He did not expect to hear of his father’s covert mission of rescuing American POWs, slave laborers and concentration camp survivors who were left for dead. (February 2015)
‘Martinis & Motherhood’
by Shannon Day and Tara Wilson
Tipsy Squirrel Press
Each mom has a story, or a few. This book collects tales written by moms who Day and Wilson say “embrace the good moments and celebrate the triumphs over the tricky ones.” And each story includes a cocktail recipe, allowing the reader to join in the celebration of simply making it through motherhood. (June 2015)
