Marquel - Book 1

by Emily W. Skinner

Overview

Marquel is a fast ride from Florida to Hollywood California and back to Florida again. An emotionally broken yet rising star Marquel is struggling with haunting memories, a romance with her psychiatrist, a mystery man who is stalking her all while an aggressive tabloid journalist Mark Collins is trying to unveil her past. It's a race to see who will discover her secrets first and how that knowledge with effect her career and the men who love her.

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Product Details

BN ID:	2940013366237
Publisher:	Emily W. Skinner
Publication date:	10/02/2011
Series:	Marquel , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	230
Sales rank:	740,977
File size:	910 KB

About the Author

Emily was a protege of the late master of the pulps or paperback originals, Harry Whittington. See acknowledgements in the opening of the novel.
He taught her to plot and gave her approval of the original outline and sample chapter for "Marquel" shortly before he died in 1989.
He lived in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida in the latter part of his life and Emily met him through the Suncoast Writer's Conference in St. Petersburg and later wrote a local feature about Harry. She became friends with the author and his wife and was instrumental in helping the family remember the quote Harry wanted on his grave marker: "One of the Masters of the Roman Noir" which was a partial quote from The Magazine Literaire (Paris). Harry is buried in St. Petersburg.
Emily spent the early part of her writing career working for the Clearwater Sun daily newspaper and it's weekly division. Once she and husband Tom began raising their daughters, she focused more on family and after a long hiatus and both girls now grown women, she is ready to start anew and rekindle her love for writing.

Editorial Reviews

I don't know where the time goes. I read your book and loved it! You were very kind to include Harry (in your dedication page). I do believe I saw some of his influences because it grabbed me from the first page and I could hardly put it down until I finished it. Harry would be proud of you, too.
-Howard Whittington

Letter from son of pulp author, Harry Whittington - Howard Whittington