The Mystery Of The Lost Avenger (Book Four) - by Linda Maria Frank
The wreckage of a World War II plane is found in
the mountains of Appalachia. It mysteriously crashed in 1943 on its way to a
naval base. Inside the plane is a note, written by Annie Tillery’s
great-grandmother, Charlotte, who was in love with a fighter pilot. Young
Charlotte tested the planes and flew them to naval bases; her fiancé flew the
planes in battle.
While investigating the crash site, NCIS finds the
note in the plane, which they trace to Charlotte and then to her surviving
family members, Annie and her mother Carol. The mystery begins. Why did the
plane crash, and what does Charlottes note mean? Annie and her mother decide to
dig into Great-Grandmothers past by way of the aged family attic.
There, they find love letters written by Charlotte
and her Navy pilot fiancé. There is a code to be broken in those letters and
The Mystery of the Lost Avenger to be solved. As they explore, Annie suspects
Charlottes ghost is reaching out to tell her something, but what? She enlists
the help of her boyfriend, newly licensed pilot Ty Egan, but Annie feels she
may be the key to her great-grandmothers top-secret life.
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Tillery Mystery Followers. The Mystery Of The Lost Avenger (book 4) is finally
here. This book educates young minds using this fictional mystery that involves
NCIS investigating the crash site of a World War II plane.
Turns
out the pilot was Annie Tillery’s great-grandmother Charlotte who was a test
pilot for Grumman and actually flew in battle. Annie, her mother Carol are
intrigued by Charlotte’s note and decide to dig through the old family attic to
see what they can find out about this mysterious family member. What they
discover in the attic only adds to the mystery and soon Annie suspects that
Charlotte’s ghost is reaching out to them from beyond the grave with an
important message.
Annie’s
decides to get her boyfriend Ty Egan who happens to be a pilot involved. Here
is their conversation.
“Ty,
you won’t believe what Mom has been telling me about a mystery concerning my
great-grandmother. Mom, this is your story, and maybe Ty can see something we
don’t. Can you fill him in on the details, so far? I’m just hearing this story
for the first time, too.”
“Well,
let me start with . . .” She shuffled the papers in her lap. “Here’s the letter
we received from the Department of the Navy. And here’s a copy of a note we
found in the plane. The note is written on some sort of a company form with and
identification number on it. The number belonged to Charlotte, my grandmother.”
“I
also have a letter from the Naval Crime Investigation Service about the
condition of the plane where they found the note, and the pilot they found in
the wreckage. There are skeletonized remains of a person whose identity they
are trying to confirm. They know who flew the plane when it went missing, but
they must confirm that it is that person. It is a woman.”
Mom
added a new thought, “You know, it’s ironic. Charlotte did die in a plane crash
many years later. She continued to fly recreationally after the war. When I
went to Maryland to see if there was any record of her time at Grumman, I found
these letters in the house where Charlotte spent her last years.”
Students and young adults of all ages will enjoy
The Mystery Of The Lost Avenger. Although a series each book is unique and
stands alone with no need to read in a particular sequence.
I
endorse The Mystery Of The Lost Avenger and all the books in the Annie Tillery
Mysteries by Linda Maria Frank. I purchased this book from Kindle. The review
was completed on June 24, 2016.
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A
timely and cautionary tale about the sad effects of alcoholism and drug
addiction is nicely woven.
The Mystery of the Lost Avenger is a well-paced
murder mystery which keeps your attention throughout. It is laced with
historical references and modern scientific knowledge used in forensics today.
The women characters are portrayed as strong and important individuals, and
even the ghost is impressive! A timely and cautionary tale about the sad
effects of alcoholism and drug addiction is nicely woven in. Add a touch of
romance between the two young adult protagonists and you have a well-rounded and
entertaining story.
By Adrienne A. Drake on August 27, 2017
Format: Paperback
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This
Book Grabs You Right to the End.
The Mystery of the Lost Avenger is a page-turning
mystery/ghost story with elements of women's history and the dynamic pair of
Annie Tillery and Tyler Egan. The story goes back and forth between the present
and WWII's 1943 as the team investigates an Avenger fighter bomber that crashed
in 1943, was found in the present, and traced to Annie's family through a note
left in the plane by Annie's great grandmother.
Solving the mystery of why the plane crashed takes
Annie, Ty, and Annie's mother, Carol, back to great grandmother, Charlotte's,
world of wartime plane production and sabotage.
I enjoyed the mixture of mystery, history, forensic
science and romance that made me rush from the end of one chapter to the next.
Only self-control kept me from peeking into the end of the book to see what
happened.
This page-turner is a perfect example of a book
that one you pick it up, you can't put it down. I'm hooked on Annie and Ty and
will try the other three Annie Tillery mysteries.
By Jack Bilello on February 21, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
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Intrigue
and History
A note inside a plane, a stack of letters and a
Latin Dictionary discovered in an attic make for the underpinnings of this
suspenseful teen novel. Interesting facts and flying lore give the narrative an
authentic feel. The spy/mystery element of the story is well rounded, told in
the alternating voices of Charlotte and her Aunt Annie, putting the reader
there and heightening the reading experience.
By Reba on September 9, 2016
Format: Kindle Edition
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Well
told mystery story.
Annie Tillery is the "millennial’s Nancy
Drew". The author has a way of making sure her mysteries have a personal
feel.
The stories are well paced. The target audience are
tweens and teens but adults who love mysteries will also enjoy this series.
By Trish on January 7, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
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Genre: Teen, Young Adult, Action, Adventure,
Children's
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Secrets In The Fairy Chimneys (Book Three) - by Linda Maria Frank
Amateur
sleuth Annie Tillery has been warned to stay away from Nevshehir, Turkey, where
she is heading to meet her boyfriend, Ty Egan, and Cedric Zeeks, Ty’s best
friend. Intent on helping the two excavate an archeological site where they
hope to link human remains to the first African ancestors, Annie does her best
to shakes her foreboding feelings as her plane lands in Istanbul and she
prepares to embark on her next adventure.
But
when a stranger claims he is there to pick her up and then disappears once he
sees Ty, Annie is immediately thrown back into worry mode—especially after Ty
tells her there is unexplained tension surrounding the dig and she receives a
threatening note at the hotel. Still, as the three head to Nevshehir, Annie is
buoyed by the excitement surrounding ancient Turkey and the possibility of
uncovering secrets. The dig is plagued by accidents and theft, however, and the
three friends, assisted by the head archeologist’s twins, must search the
ancient city of Istanbul and the caves of fantastic Cappadocia to find who is
sabotaging their work.
In
this young adult thriller, detective Annie Tillery must once again walk on a
dangerous path in an attempt to unravel a complicated mystery and solve the
secrets in the fairy chimneys.
Cold
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Tillery Mysterys book three ‘Secrets In The Fairy Chimneys’ can be summed up as Indiana Jones meets Nancy Drew with the skills
and precision of CSI. A mystery unfolds amidst a mix of ancient history and
modern innovation, in an ageless Eastern country where time moves at a camel’s
pace.
Dedicated research by author Linda Maria Frank
leaves no stone unturned while great description text transports the reader to
the streets of Turkey with it mosques and minarets, towers and modern
buildings. One of my favorite quotes from the book is “Water droplets plunked
into the pool from the vaulted ceiling. After the heat of the bazaar and the
street chase, it was deliciously cool. Ornate columns with carved capitals
supported the ceiling. The bases were decorated with animal and human figures.
There were a few visitors, but the enormity of the space muffled their
conversations.”
Strong characters with great dialog brings us to
dusty archeological site in one of the oldest towns in human history called
Catalhoyuk. Nothing can explain it better than this quote: “We were in a valley
of shapes I couldn’t believe were not made by humans, humans with a fabulous
imagination. Conical formations called fairy chimneys in various sizes spread
away from us in every direction. The color of bleached bones, they sat
majestically among the gray-green brush and white claylike soil. The air
shimmered from the heat. I could smell the odor of clay mixed with a faint
herbal scent that must have come from the brush.”
Cosponsors from Vermont University are looking
for a DNA connection between residents of Catalhoyuk and our original nomadic
ancestors in Africa. Annie Tillery and her team go to work excavating this
archeological site with all its inherit dangers and a mystery brings out the
detective in Annie.
From
the spell of an Ouija board to a magical balloon ride in the sky nothing is
lost as this time and space makes all their senses come alive with amazing
black and white graphics that bring the main characters to life.
Students
and young adults of all ages will enjoy Annie Tillery Mysteries. Although a
series each book is unique and stands alone with no need to read in a
particular sequence.
I
endorse ‘Secrets In The Fairy Chimneys’ and the Annie Tillery Mysteries by
Linda Maria Frank. We received a PDF version of this book for review. Review
completion date February 5, 2015.
Genre:
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Girl With Pencil, Drawing (Book Two) – by Linda Maria Frank
Seventeen-year-old
amateur detective Annie Tillery is at it again.
After
she wins a series of art lessons at a prestigious art gallery, Annie shows up
for her first lesson to find her instructor, Francesca Gabrielli, in a volatile
argument with John DiCristiani, the art gallery's director. He is demanding
that she illegally copy art masterpieces. Unwittingly, Annie is about to be
drawn into the illicit, treacherous, and unpredictable world of art forgery.
When DiCristiani is found murdered in cold blood, Francesca becomes the prime
suspect.
She
calls upon Annie to help solve the crime along with her NYPD detective aunt,
Jill Tillery. They must brave the dangers of an international art fraud ring in
an attempt to clear Francesca's name. They discover that the key to solving the
case revolves around a mysterious brownstone in Brooklyn whose inhabitants
present tantalizing and elusive clues. As Annie and company attempt to stay one
step ahead of DiCristiani's murderer, they escape one deadly trap after another.
The stakes are high in the glamorous yet dangerous world of illegal art
trafficking. Annie must solve the crime to save her life and that of her
friends.
Cold
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Tillery Mysterys book two Girl with Pencil, Drawing is a spectacular read for
students and young adults of all ages. Each book in the Annie Tiller Mystery
Series is unique and stands alone with no need to read in a particular
sequence.
The
story line in ‘Girl with Pencil, Drawing’ by Author Linda Maria Frank draws the
young reader into an adventure where young Annie Tillery goes for her first art
lesson at a prestigious Art Gallery. With youthful exuberance and an eagerness
to advance her drawing skills Annie arrives early. When she enters the studio,
she overhears a heated argument between two people who turn out to be her Art
Instructor Francesca Gabrielli and the Art Gallery Director John DiCristiani.
Annie’s
empathy for others and her sleuth personally draws her into a murder mystery
when John DiCristiani turns up dead and Francesca Gabrielli is the prime
suspect, Annie enlists the help of her Aunt Jill who is a NYPD Detective to
help clear her new-found friend and art mentor’s name.
With
strong characters, flowing dialog and layers of mystery, soon everyone is
caught up in a real who-dun-it that involves a long list of suspects and hidden
clues. Twists and turns with all the dangers that come into play when an
International Art Fraud has been perpetrated.
I
invite you to go beyond this headline: “Manhattan Business-Man Found Slain in
Chelsea. John DiCristiani, a wealthy business man, whose financial interests
reached as far as Hong Kong and Istanbul, was found shot to death in his posh
apartment overlooking the Hudson River. Mr. DiCristiani’s body was found by an
employee from his Soho gallery. The police questioned the employee, Ms.
Francesca Gabrielli, at headquarters, but subsequently released her. Police
would only confide that the murder weapon was found at the scene and that all
other leads were being investigated. Mr. DiCristiani is survived by a son,
Mark, twenty-five, a law student at New York University.”
Learn
the ins and out of the art world that include how scientists tests for
authenticity in original paintings by world renown artist like Renoir and the
lucrative forgeries that make this underworld as treacherous as any
international mob association.
Follow
the clues, wait for the DNA evidence and sift through the ashes left by an
arsonist. Inspire a young reader to discover the innate detective skills of Annie
Tillery who is fast becoming the next Nancy Drew. This series should be placed
on our schools’ summer reading list.
I
endorse ‘Girl with Pencil, Drawing’ and the Annie Tillery Mysteries by Linda
Maria Frank. We received a PDF version of this book for review. Review
completion date March 24, 2015.
Genre:
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The Madonna Ghost (Book One) – by Linda Maria Frank
Seventeen-year-old
Annie Tillery and her Aunt Jill set off for Long Island's Fire Island for a
vacation of surf, sun, and sailing. Annie is happy to leave behind the stress
of her relationship with her parents.
Aunt
Jill, who is an NYPD detective, is mixing her vacation with a case she must
keep secret from Annie, who is suspicious nevertheless. Annie finds romance and
intrigue when she meets Ty Egan, the nephew of their host on the island. They
find themselves in the middle of an eerie adventure when she and Ty investigate
the tragic and perplexing story of a local ghost.
Annie
becomes increasingly uneasy and the investigation turns sinister when Aunt Jill
goes missing, the ghost appears, and the troublesome neighbors in the cottage
next door become hostile. When they find one of Aunt Jill's special earrings on
the neighbor's porch, they begin to wonder what she was doing there.
Will
they find Aunt Jill before it's too late?
In
the breathless conclusion to their investigation, Annie and Ty narrowly escape
death solving the mystery of The Madonna Ghost.
Genre:
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Making A Mystery With Annie Tillery: The Madonna Ghost
(With Enhanced Interactive Material) - by Linda Maria Frank
(With Enhanced Interactive Material) - by Linda Maria Frank
In addition to the first Annie Tillery Mystery,
this book contains an insight into how the author wrote the book. These are
materials pertaining to writing style, character development and research, as
well as ideas for additional activities such as lesson plans for teachers, and
discussion questions. Follow the writer's journey toward producing a
page-turning adventure with history, mystery and science. "The Madonna
Ghost" which is the basis for this exploration into the writer's journey
is described as follows. How lucky can you get? A vacation at a beach brings
Annie Tillery a ghost story and a boyfriend. But what is the ghost hiding, and
will Ty Egan and Annie Tillery discover the secrets of the Madonna Ghost, and
the menacing neighbors who seem linked to her?
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Bio
for Author, Linda Maria Frank: With the introduction
of the Annie Tillery Mysteries, Linda Maria Frank has been launching her career
as author. Inspired by a childhood passion for Nancy Drew mysteries and the
popular television series, CSI, she successfully married an appealing heroine
(Annie Tillery) with gripping story plots to create a new fiction series. The
Madonna Ghost, Girl with Pencil, Drawing and Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys and
The Mystery of the Lost Avenger will have you turning pages, fascinated by the
background stories and forensic science that make these books a must read for
mystery fans.
Frank’s first love was teaching science, her
assignments ranging from Middle School to graduate level courses at Hofstra and
Adelphi Universities. It was the forensic science courses that gave her the
story lines for her heroine, Annie, who is based on a composite of former
students.
Frank also produces “The Writer’s Dream”, a local
access TV show, interviewing authors about their craft.
Currently she belongs to Long Island Authors Group
and Long Island Children’s Writers and Illustrators where she assists in
creating school book fairs and other book events.
She lectures on Topics in Forensic Science, as well
as doing workshops on Mystery Writing for 5th grade to high school.
Interview:
What makes you proud to
be a writer from greater NYC? I learned that being
a good storyteller was a good teaching technique. In my mystery series I have
been able to weave some good tales using the history of my native Long Island,
including not only historical facts but science as well. One reviewer claims
that I can really “sneak in those facts”.
What or who inspired you
to become a writer? I wanted to use my story telling skills in a way
that could reach out to a broader audience.
When did you begin
writing with the intention of becoming published?
In 2009. The
first two books were written when I took a writing course. I really didn’t know
how to write a book, so I took a course in novel writing. My mentor said they
were good, but it would take time to get them traditionally published. I put
them aside. When self-publishing became a recognized entity, I decided to
publish, picked a company, and in 2010 had my first published book.
What has been your most
rewarding experience with your writing process? Doing
book fairs and lectures where book purchasers seem excited to read the book, or
who have read one and really want the next one.
How
many published books do you have? Five
Please
list the titles of all your books: The Madonna Ghost, Girl with Pencil, Drawing, Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys, The Mystery of the Lost Avenger, Making a Mystery with Annie Tillery:
The Madonna Ghost.
Please
introduce your main genre and why you prefer to write in that genre? Mystery.
It’s exciting. I can use my expertise in forensic science. The genre lends
itself to exciting setting. I like to set the stage for some hair-raising and
thrilling passages. I especially like my main characters, Annie Tillery and
Tyler Egan. It’s fun solving the mysteries through their personae.
What
do you enjoy doing when you are not writing? My garden gives
me great pleasure in the warmer months. In winter I enjoy cross country skiing.
What
one positive piece of advice would you give to other authors? Learn
to make the Internet you best friend and most useful tool for research, and for
marketing ideas.
Who
is your favorite author and why? Steven
King. He is a master at roping you into unlikely plots with his ability to
create suspense and sympathetic characters.
Additional
Questions or Information (Given by Author):
As stated in my bio, I produce and mostly host a
local access TV show, seen also on YouTube, The Writer’s Dream. I interview
authors, and if you watch the show, you can glean some very good tips.
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Professional
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