In the latest Emma Winberry Mystery, we find the ever-vibrant 60-year-old and her significant other, Nate at the Performing Arts Center on Chicago’s north shore. They are supernumeraries —extras—for the musical, and their dear friend, Delia is a strong voice in the chorus.  When the director calls ‘break’ and the players head for the refreshments, Emma’s sixth sense tells her something is amiss with Delia. Usually a full-of-life woman, Delia seems tense and worried, and confides to Emma that she has misgivings about her son’s recent quick marriage. Nate pooh-poohs Emma’s concerns, but her Guardian Angel does not, and Emma receives messages of concern and warning. Before Nate can convince Emma she is off-base, Delia has a stroke.  Emma rushes to Delia’s side, where she meets June, the new daughter-in-law, and Emma’s suspicions ratchet up. Is Emma simply being over-protective of her friend? Or does June have a secret agenda...one that could spell trouble for Delia and danger for Emma herself.  Early Reader Comment: Emma Winberry, a vibrant and intelligent senior, sings opera, is protective of a friend in danger, and receives messages from her Guardian Angel in this most compelling and unique tale. —F. M. Meredith, author of Dangerous Impulses

Locked Within

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Osterman, Helen Macie

Mystery

Dark Oak Mysteries

The web

Vista Pub

Emma Winberry and The Evil Eye: The Prequel is the first of the already famous Emma Winberry Mystery series. While sixtyish Emma Winberry and her friend, Gladys Foster, are enjoying a tour of southern Italy, they overhear a conversation by two members of the opera chorus. One of them shows his hatred of the famous tenor, Marcantonio Speranza. When Emma returns to her home in Brookfield, IL, she reads a notice in the newspaper reporting an accident to Speranza during a rehearsal. Another report of a near miss accident to Speranza convinces Emma that someone is attempting to harm the tenor. She remembers the two men in Sicily and begins investigating which singers appeared in the productions when the accidents occurred. Two names in the chorus stand out, Bruno Gentile and Gerard Torano. Emma becomes a supernumerary (extra) for the Midwest Opera Company where she becomes romantically involved with a fellow super, Nate Sandler. Speranza is scheduled to sing at the Midwest and both these men are in the chorus. Emma is convinced that one of them will again attempt to harm the tenor. On opening night, Bruno Gentile, who has a personal vendetta against Speranza, lets a mouse out of his pocket, disrupting the chorus and dancers. Emma is jostled by other cast members and, when she sees a shiny object in Gentile's hand, knocks into him. He pushes her out of the way directly onto the body of the fallen tenor who is singing a farewell to his subjects. No one believes Emma when she reports the incident until the soprano corroborates her story. When the police try to find Gentile, he has gone back to Sicily.

Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye: A Prequel.

Weaving Dreams Publishing

David's Return

Literature & Fiction

United States

Independently published

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