Lavender Grey

Fig Newtons, Lorna Doones and Orange Pekoe Tea.A young literature student visits an elderly aunt in nearby Beacon Hill. When an unpublished manuscript arrives in the mail, its narration reveals a dark and sinister plot.＂The sugar tongs, just long enough to fit the comfortable grasp of the ladies’ dainty hands, would have tips decorated with the miniature claws of a wild beast. If in a natural setting, they could possibly tear and strip the flesh from their prey -- this in sharp contrast to their rightful genteel purpose of afternoon tea.＂＂It’s to die for.＂ - Hortense Pierce

Bruce E. Martin is a native of the Detroit Michigan area, and is a 1965 graduate of South Lake High. He holds a Master of Arts degree from Wayne State and a Bachelor’s from the University of Michigan. A Vietnam Era veteran, he was enlisted four years in the U.S. Navy, and was stationed aboard the USS Davis, homeported in Newport, Rhode Island. He has since retired from the insurance industry, and resides in Northeast Florida with his wife and two of his three sons. Bruce’s first published work was Crafted Web. Turk Nado is his second book. Lavender Grey, a second mystery, was published in early 2017.