The Maine Event

Experience the Suspense and Mystery of this North Woods Thriller Can a young Army wife solve a murder and survive? The Maine Event, a mystery thriller by Diane Marquart Moore takes place in the remote, sparsely populated north woods of Aroostook County, Maine during the 1950's. In the book Birdie, the beautiful red-haired Canasta partner of Jeanne Durand is found murdered. Jeanne is a very young Army wife living in a close-knit Loring Air Force Base services neighborhood. Jeanne has good reason to suspect Birdie's abusive husband, who had shot a hole through the flood of their upstairs apartment into the Durand's living room. But she finds no dearth of other suspects including an Army MP and a neighbor who advocates polygamy. What a few Readers are saying about this mystery thriller: • It captures the time period wonderfully and at times I felt as though I were reading a biography rather than fiction. • This story grabbed me from the first paragraph and never let me go until the last word was read! This woman knows how to tell a story. I have found a new favorite author!  • The bitter Maine winter and its rigors are trying to these Southerners who have become attached to Loring Air Force Base in the 1950s in response to Cold War threats. (It is the closest Air Force base to Moscow.) • Will this teenage Miss Marple succeed in solving the intricate puzzle of The Maine Event? Get your copy of The Maine Event and also look for other mystery books by Diane Marquart Moore.