hUMMINGBIRD FALLS is a peaceful mountain village filled with tourists, wildlife and beautiful vistas. Suddenly a body is discovered at the bottom of the falls and ugly suspicions run rampant. When Ellie Hastings finds a second body, the town's serenity is completely destroyed. Ellie and Dave Shaffer, chief of police, work to unravel the mysteries, past and present, which haunt the little town. Ellie uncovers secrets that have been hidden for thirteen years. Then she disappears, casting suspicion on the two man police force itself. If that is not enough, even nature preys on the village as devastating rains cause the mountain rivers to flood. Hummingbird Falls seems doomed. The tourist business shuts down. Residents evacuate their homes. An unknown killer continues to stalk victims. Will the little village survive these vicious attacks? Will Ellie be found in time? These questions hang over Hummingbird Falls like the storm clouds, threatening and dark.
JOANNE CLAREY grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Colby College, Waterville, Maine with an B.A.in English Literature. She taught English in New Hampshire, New York, and Maine public schools, worked as a counselor at a maximum security forensic institution, and operated her own antique business before earning her M.Ed. and Ed.D., in Counseling and Supervision at the University of Maine. She taught Counseling and Women's Studies at the University of Southern Maine and worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice and as a consultant for over two decades.
Research articles on women's development, newsletter columns, two career training manuals for women, music lyrics and numerous other non-fiction writings preceded Clarey's fiction writing. She is the author of six fiction novels, numerous articles, short stories and poems. The Dr. Christie McMorrow thriller series, TWISTED TRUTH and SKINNED, takes place in Portland, Maine and the Hummingbird Falls mystery series, THE MYSTERIES OF HUMMINGBIRD FALLS, RIDDLED TO DEATH,THE FALL HUNT, and COLD CALL takes place in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Clarey lives in New England. Her life is enriched by her partner, two children, her grandson, four siblings, wonderful friends, challenging and supportive authors, and her writers' roundtable. In addition to writing, Clarey gives talks about writing, sits on panels at conferences, collects rocks, pans for gold, reads, creates in mixed media and loves to swim in icy mountain streams and lakes.
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