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'Daddy' Orwatt and his beautiful, cunning and much younger wife, Amiyah, a budding mystery writer, who needs material for her latest novel, "Murder at Ravenswood Hall", have invited his top executives to his 70th birthday party for dinner and a murder mystery game. The game is his way of finding his successor to hand over the power and control to his mega-billion dollar corporation. This would be the final test of their loyalty and leadership ability. Amiyah takes this game a step further than her unwitting husband intended. The game is taken over by legendary ghosts of the Cape Fear region. Who will die and who will get the top job? The mystery takes an unusual turn as it travels north from Wilmington, NC to Buffalo, NY following yet another murder Murder, mystery and the supernatural all come together to change all of their lives...forever

Michael has published one novel previous to this - ＂Where the Road Begins＂ (a coming of age story of a boy and his friends growing up in South Buffalo, NY), as well as several nonfiction works, including: ＂Principal Leadership: The Role of Emotional Intelligence...＂ (a guide for future leaders in education) and ＂Journaling with Character＂ (a writing program for elementary, middle and high school students). He has also authored a, soon to be published, collection of poetry. He holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership as well as two Masters degrees. He has been writing poetry, essays, short stories and articles since his early undergraduate college years. He lives along the beautiful Southeastern North Carolina coast with his family and enjoys going back home to Buffalo, NY to visit with family and friends.