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Scapeghost
by Nanci LaGarenne 
Category: Ghost Fiction, Historical Fiction, Ebooks
Praise "Scape Ghost, like other novels I've read by this author, kept my interest throughout. She writes in first person point of view, and it's like she's channeling the voices of her characters. I'm mostly impressed by the breadth of her imagination in coming up with quirky situations and plot. As others have said, there is a lot to learn and think about from this novel, and it's just plain fun." - Amazon Customer, 5 star review |
ABOUT THE BOOK
In the early summer of 1962 in San Francisco, three inmates escaped Alcatraz. Presumed dead, they became the most famous escapees of that inescapable island. What if they survived? On that night there was an unusual heat wave and a calm tide. Perhaps even a stroke of luck. Cincinnatus Jones, the former Frank Lee Morris, is a man reborn. He finds shelter in a deserted cabin in the Oakland Hills. Among the Redwoods in a primordial forest, Cincinnatus finds an unfamiliar yet soothing solace while remaining alert, as he is still a fugitive. He starts painting the nature that surrounds him, imagining he will spend his days as a hermit in the Hills. And then she shows up. Patsy Billie Vaughan, a schoolteacher for the Warden's and Officer's children on Alcatraz Island, is the owner of the cabin. Does she recognize her unlikely guest? Will she turn him in? Should he run? Cincinnatus makes his decision and then they come. Ghosts of California's railway days, pioneers of the environment, jazz and blues musicians of Oakland's Bottom. But when the four Birmingham Angels appear and later the Kent and Jackson State College students, Cincinnatus is broken open. Why him? He is a man who only wants his freedom. What are the dead trying to teach him and why should he care? Take this risky journey to freedom with Cincinnatus, a man who has never learned to trust or forgive, especially himself. Scape Ghost is the perfect escape.
In the early summer of 1962 in San Francisco, three inmates escaped Alcatraz. Presumed dead, they became the most famous escapees of that inescapable island. What if they survived? On that night there was an unusual heat wave and a calm tide. Perhaps even a stroke of luck. Cincinnatus Jones, the former Frank Lee Morris, is a man reborn. He finds shelter in a deserted cabin in the Oakland Hills. Among the Redwoods in a primordial forest, Cincinnatus finds an unfamiliar yet soothing solace while remaining alert, as he is still a fugitive. He starts painting the nature that surrounds him, imagining he will spend his days as a hermit in the Hills. And then she shows up. Patsy Billie Vaughan, a schoolteacher for the Warden's and Officer's children on Alcatraz Island, is the owner of the cabin. Does she recognize her unlikely guest? Will she turn him in? Should he run? Cincinnatus makes his decision and then they come. Ghosts of California's railway days, pioneers of the environment, jazz and blues musicians of Oakland's Bottom. But when the four Birmingham Angels appear and later the Kent and Jackson State College students, Cincinnatus is broken open. Why him? He is a man who only wants his freedom. What are the dead trying to teach him and why should he care? Take this risky journey to freedom with Cincinnatus, a man who has never learned to trust or forgive, especially himself. Scape Ghost is the perfect escape.
Nanci LaGarenne
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nanci E. LaGarenne was born in Brooklyn and lives on the East End of Long Island. She is a former teaching assistant in the Autistic Unit at P. S.236 in Brooklyn, a child care coordinator at The Retreat, a domestic violence shelter on Long Island, and freelance journalist for Dan's Papers and contributing writer to The Montauk Sun. Her novel, Cheap Fish is a local tribute to commercial fishermen in Montauk. LaGarenne was a karaoke host for twelve years in a local dive bar, Liars Saloon, which features in her book.
Refuge, her second book, is an inspirational story of female friendship among domestic abuse survivors, set in Brooklyn and Ireland.
The bitter end, a sequel to Cheap Fish, returns to Montauk with another murder mystery.
Her new novel is Scape Ghost, set in California in the 60's & 70's, it is a famous cold case fictionally solved.
Website:
https://nancilagarenne.com/
Nanci E. LaGarenne was born in Brooklyn and lives on the East End of Long Island. She is a former teaching assistant in the Autistic Unit at P. S.236 in Brooklyn, a child care coordinator at The Retreat, a domestic violence shelter on Long Island, and freelance journalist for Dan's Papers and contributing writer to The Montauk Sun. Her novel, Cheap Fish is a local tribute to commercial fishermen in Montauk. LaGarenne was a karaoke host for twelve years in a local dive bar, Liars Saloon, which features in her book.
Refuge, her second book, is an inspirational story of female friendship among domestic abuse survivors, set in Brooklyn and Ireland.
The bitter end, a sequel to Cheap Fish, returns to Montauk with another murder mystery.
Her new novel is Scape Ghost, set in California in the 60's & 70's, it is a famous cold case fictionally solved.
Website:
https://nancilagarenne.com/