History Bards and Down Under Interviews Author Ryan Hale

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Author Paul Rushworth-Brown speaks with Ryan Hale about his new book

Wallingford Heights - The Hair Raisers: Weird Science

In the charming but secretive town of Wallingford Heights 1893 three hairdressers and a seamstress are more than just masters of style—they're amateur sleuths. When a chilling triple murder rocks their sleepy Massachusetts town and a young suffragist is wrongfully accused these four spirited women from The Vine Salon one of America’s first must unravel a web of dark secrets. Using their keen ears for gossip and sharp minds Estelle Chasity Marilou and Clara dive into a thrilling mystery that intertwines the dangers of the past with the promise of a changing future. Wallingford Heights - The Hair Raisers: Weird Science is a delightful historical cozy mystery filled with intrigue camaraderie and a dash of hair-raising adventure. Perfect for fans of smart spirited heroines and richly atmospheric storytelling.

I am a retired restaurant and telecom manager with forty years of management training and technical writing experience. I retired nine years ago and told my wife I would write a book. This past November we had just returned from her brother's funeral and I wrote a poem for my sister-in-law titled The Empty Chair. My wife and she were both very moved by it and said I should think about writing. When I said "Some day" my wife reminded me that tomorrow isn't guaranteed and life is too short to keep saying someday. She said either stop talking about it or sit down and do it.

That's when I started writing and I began with a Memoir thinking it best to start with something I know about. Then the whole Covid controversy came into my head and I had to get it down on paper (in a Word doc.) so I wrote The Year of the Rat. While writing "Rat" I had an idea for a Private Investigator that failed as a cop but was able to stumble over significant cases and have big wins and I began writing my Blake Franklin Investigations series in January. The first one was finished three weeks later and the ideas kept coming into my head. I either had to write or suffer an overload of words in my head. Blake Franklin is a manifestation of the failures and setbacks in my life feeling like I always wanted to do more have a greater impact and help more people realize their dreams. Like Blake I always believe

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