The Ainsworth Chronicles, Book One: The Joining

 

The Ainsworth Chronicles, Book One: The Joining.

Welcome to Victoria in Beautiful British Columbia, the most haunted city in North America, and to Detective Carol Ainsworth’s first day undercover at the very grand old lady, The Fairmont Empress Hotel. Ready to deal with the two Italian families flying in for a wedding to unite them, she did not bargain for the ghosts, the FBI agent or the ancient curses that come along too. Add to that the very wonderful and mysterious psychic lady claiming you’ve invited her, the young boys disappearing, and the weird things happening to the unfortunates looking for their next fix trapped alongside spirits in the sewers. Carol soon finds her first undercover assignment way more challenging than she could have ever imagined.

The one saving grace was the great Empress High Tea that Agnes introduced her to and the fabulous scones that are to die for. Literally.

 

 

I hate you! My wife, who is off on medical leave, won’t get out of the bathroom. Can’t put your book down. LOL.    Bruce W.

 

The ghosts of Victoria, BC are restless. The Joining is a riveting read for crime fiction lovers and those fascinated by tales of hauntings. Talaber expertly draws you into a multi-leveled world of local history, crime, and the supernatural, where a blue fairy, comprised of two sorrowful creatures, is more powerful than it knows.  A perfect read for those foggy West Coast nights.

Melanie Cossey, A Peculiar Curiosity

 

I bought four of his novels, all right up my alley, Urban Fantasy and Paranormal thrillers. But as we were leaving my girlfriend opened up the copy of The Joining, I had purchased and said, “Stop! You gotta go back I have to buy this book.” Frank had hooked her in the first three pages. Well Done.      Joyce Nicholls

 

I’ve read and reread his previous series, Stillwaters Run Deep, several times. Frank’s writing is original and compelling. You run into characters and situations totally unexpected. Keeps you on the edge of your seat and your heart.

Greta Olsson

 

Frank Talaber, Writer by Soul.

A natural storyteller, whose compelling thoughts are freed from the depths of the heart and the subconscious before being poured onto the page.

Literature written beyond the realms of genre he is known to grab readers; kicking, screaming, laughing or crying and drag them into his novels.

Enter the literary world of Frank Talaber.

 

Carol Ainsworth undercover,

Aggravated (or disturbed) ghosts,

Disappearing boys,

Hanged mafia members,

crazy psychics,

a merging of beings,

great tea and scones,

All at the Empress Hotel in Victoria.

Come in and visit.

 

Victoria BC,

more ghosts than tourists, as Carol Ainsworth goes undercover as the manager of the five star Empress Hotel.

Mafia members are found hanging in their rooms. Boys, including her only nephew, are being abducted. An eccentric mind reading psychic checks in, claiming you’ve called her. And in the sewers, amidst the junkies and trapped spirits a new life form is being born.

Welcome to the new job Carol.

Hope you make it to lunchtime.

PS.

Do enjoy the scones and high tea.