Author Archives: Michael A. Ventrella

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About Michael A. Ventrella

writer, editor, game designer, lawyer, wise guy. www.michaelaventrella.com

I Have Become Death

Consumed with grief as she mourns the death of her beloved husband and partner, Mike Stone, Amy heads to Egypt to thwart a gang of gun runners believed to be responsible for her loss. However, events do not go according … Continue reading

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Purple Haze

Six months have passed since Dillon and Lang crashed into each other on a crowded street in New York City, changing the course of their lives. Now they’re living together as a couple, happy, in love, but not quite ready … Continue reading

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The Case of the Toxic Tenor

Cincinnati, May 1964: When a world-famous tenor collapses on the stage of Cincinnati’s Music Hall during a May Festival performance of the opera “Carmen” and dies on the way to the hospital, foul play is suspected. The victim had collected … Continue reading

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2019 Writers Conference

Thanks once again to the wonderful speakers who came to our Writers Conference (postponed from a snowy January). We all had a wonderful time and much was learned! (Click on a picture for a larger view) 

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Unlikely Friends

Irwin is not only the local Librarian; he’s also a book snob and an all-around grouch. There’s nothing he values more than his privacy. As a loner, he’s happy to be surrounded by books instead of subjected to the incessant … Continue reading

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Postponing the Writers Conference

Due to the huge snowstorm coming this weekend, we have had to reschedule the Writers Conference.  Believe us, we didn’t want to do it, but after the governor declared an emergency and placed restrictions on travel, we decided it was … Continue reading

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Release the Virgins!

Pocono Liar Michael A. Ventrella‘s latest anthology RELEASE THE VIRGINS was based on an overheard phrase, which led to the concept of stories all of which had to contain the phrase. Included are some of the top award-winning and best-selling … Continue reading

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Big Stick

In 1897, Beverly Haddad is well aware that her sex and race will keep her from investigating the deadly and mysterious lightning strikes that have plagued New York. She seeks help from Police Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt, and soon the two … Continue reading

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The Case of the Disappearing Director

Cincinnati, September 1963: Augusta McKee, former opera singer and current professor of voice on two college campuses, finds herself immersed in mystery from the top of her well-coiffed head to the tip of her beloved stilettos. Augusta’s beau, handsome Homicide … Continue reading

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Building Forever

A new town, a new neighbor, and a new chance to build a forever. Pocono Liar Kelly Jensen‘s new book is now available! Charlie King is doing fine. Sure, he’s a widower raising a teenage daughter who just got her … Continue reading

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