Upstate Authors Kathryn Smith and Kelly Durham to Celebrate Launch of Latest Novel
Kathryn Smith and Kelly Durham will be celebrating the launch of their novel, Shirley Temple is Missing (CreateSpace, paperback, $15.99), at an in-store book launch party at Fiction Addiction on Saturday, March 17th, from 3-5pm. This event is free and open to the public. Books can be purchased online, at the store, or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540.
America’s sweetheart has been kidnapped!
It’s 1935, and Shirley Temple is the most popular film star in the world, a symbol of hope for millions in the midst of the Great Depression. When the little girl disappears from a train en route to San Francisco, President Roosevelt’s multi-talented private secretary, Missy LeHand, joins forces with FBI Agent Corey Wainwright to recover her — in one harrowing weekend! A devious newspaper reporter, the Irish-American crime boss of San Francisco, members of the Italian underworld, the most notorious madam in the city, and the bombastic head of Shirley’s movie studio, Darryl Zanuck, all have roles to play in this fast-paced mystery.
Kelly Durham, author of eight thrillers set against the backdrops of World War II and the Golden Age of Hollywood, and Kathryn Smith, author of Missy LeHand’s biography THE GATEKEEPER, team up in this debut Missy LeHand Mystery.
About the authors:
Kathryn Smith is a journalist and writer with a life-long interest in FDR and his circle. She has lived all her life in Georgia and South Carolina, and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Georgia. She worked as a daily newspaper reporter and editor, and has been the book columnist for the Anderson Independent Mail for twenty years. She has been involved through Rotary International in the worldwide effort to eradicate polio, called PolioPlus, and she has lectured and spoken on FDR’s leadership in that arena. Smith is the author of an oral history of World War II told by living veterans and civilians called “A Necessary War.”
Kelly Durham is the author of six historical fiction novels set during the 1930s and 1940s. He lives in Clemson, SC with his wife Yvonne, their daughters Mary Kate, Addison and Callie and their dog, George Marshall. A graduate of Clemson University, Kelly served four years in the US Army with assignments in Arizona and Germany before returning to Clemson and entering private business.