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The Assassination of E. Hemingway

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Synopsis
E. Hemingway is dead. On July 2, 196, it was reported that Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway took his own life. In search of solitude, he had moved to Ketchum, Idaho. Hemingway had long been hounded by FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, who tried to convince the US government that the writer was a threat to national security. The director was consumed with loathing, particularly with Hemingway’s relationship with Fidel Castro and secret financial support of the Cuban revolution. Was it as some speculated, that he was despondent over his inability to write, the brain of a literary giant destroyed by a lifetime of heavy drinking? One can only imagine him at two favorite bars in Havana, El Floridita and Dos Hermanos, both frequented by celebrities, Hemingway the center of attention. Perhaps he was a man constantly seeking action, fueled by an adrenaline rush of danger. What if, however, an obsessed Hoover was so preoccupied with rage, he arranged an assassination disguised as a suicide?

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Author Biography
Chuck Waldron is the author of four riveting mystery, thriller and suspense novels and more than fifty short stories. Inspired by his grandfather’s tales of the Ozark Mountains and local caves rumored to be havens for notorious gangsters, Waldron was destined to write about crime and the human condition. Those childhood legends ignited his imagination and filled his head with unforgettable characters, surprising plots and a keen interest in supernatural and historical subplots. With literary roots planted in the American Midwest and South, and enriched by many years living in the fertile cultural soil of metropolitan Ontario, Waldron now resides on Florida’s fabled Treasure Coast with his wife, Suzanne. While keeping an eye out for hurricanes, alligators, and the occasional Burmese python, visitors will find Waldron busy writing his next crime thriller.

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A spotless Desk

I've always been suspicious of anyone with a spotless desk. People I know are messy, their desks a reflecting that trait. My character leans to the 'up tight' side. He will be faced with a choice. Follow the rules, or break them. Having J. Edgar Hoover as a boss presents another twist to the story.

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The Assassination of E. Hemingway

His desktop was spotless as he placed the photograph on the upper right-hand corner. Putting the telegram and medal back in the drawer, Bill stood, walked to the door of his office, locking the door behind him. Waiting for the elevator, he considered the notebook hidden in his apartment. Pasha, he thought. Tied together for so long.
Bill Fisher stepped out from the elevator at basement level two, the level reserved for the agency elite. A driver was standing at the open door of a Lincoln Town Car. “Good evening, sir.”
“Take the scenic route, Jennings. I need some time to think.”
“The scenic route it is, sir.” Jennings was assigned to Bill Fisher seven years ago, and took the on ramp, heading to Wolf Trap. He knew his passenger liked to walk through the empty amphitheater, eventually sitting in the last row. It was his place for thinking, the driver believed.
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