About
Linda Weaver Clarke travels throughoutthe United States, teaching a “Family Legacy Workshop,” encouraging people to writetheir family history. She is happily married and is the mother of six daughtersand has several grandchildren. Clarke is the author of the historical romanceseries, “A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho,” which includes: Melinda and theWild West - asemi-finalist for the “Reviewers Choice Award 2007,” and a new mystery series,“The Adventures of John and Julia Evans.”
Size Zero (Visage Book 1)
Description
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>"A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style."</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>
Story Behind The Book
The jungles of the Yucatan, Mayan ruins, looters, a mysterious artifact, and a nosey reporter are focus of Mayan Intrigue. With a blend of mystery and suspense, John and Julia Evans investigate and solve crimes. The discovery of a priceless artifact soon puts Julia’s life in great danger. From valuable artifacts to shady businessmen, the Yucatan Peninsula becomes a dangerous vacation spot for John and Julia Evans.
Reviews
In this book, John and Julia venture to the Yucatan
Peninsula to take a relaxing vacation and nurture their marriage, which has
suffered as a result of John's neglect (due to his work as a knife maker).
Julia is also on assignment for the newspaper while in Mexico, and the couple
is joined by their bachelor friend, Paul, a dedicated archaeologist. What
starts out as a romantic trip quickly turns into a dangerous adventure among
the Mayan ruins and jungles, and the vacationers are on the run from
thieves--and wild animals! Excitement prevails, and this book is full of mystery
and suspense.<br /><br />Linda's writing is lively and down-to-earth; she has the
ability to make you feel as if you're in these stories, along with John and
Julia, trying to decipher the truth and escape from harm. Before reading these
novels, I didn't know much about archaeological thievery, although I was
introduced to artifact theft when I interviewed Linda. -- Suko’s Notebook
