Diamond City
In 1955, small-town police chief Art Moran is thrown into a world of danger and mystery when he is tasked with solving a gruesome murder in an isolated mountain cult.
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Book Summary
Diamond City
In 1955, small-town police chief Art Moran is thrown into a world of danger and mystery when he is tasked with solving a gruesome murder in an isolated mountain cult. Despite feeling out of his depth, he becomes the only person the cult members trust. But things take a turn for the worse when, in a single night, Art loses everything he holds dear, including his love, his son, and even his sanity.
Forty years later, the ghosts of the past come back to haunt him as he is called upon to solve the murder once again. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew about redemption, forgiveness, and love. Set in the backdrop of a small town in upstate New York, Diamond City also explores the complexities of small-town life, including its subtle racism and pettiness. But through it all, Art learns that it’s never too late to embrace the life he has been given and let go of his impossible dreams. Will he survive the challenges that come his way and find the redemption he so desperately seeks?
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About the Author
Marianna Boncek
Marianna Boncek grew up in the Catskill Mountains where she learned to love nature and the stars. She has studied a wide range of disciplines from the esoteric to the traditional. She holds a BA from Vermont College, an MA from Goddard College, a PhD at Union Institute and University and an MFA in Creative Writing. She is currently pursing a degree in Egyptology. She has worked an extremely wide variety of jobs—claims processor, porcelain doll supply representative, gift shop owner and hospital medical records clerk, to name a few—and has spent the last 20+ years as an high school English teacher.
She is an author and writes in several genres. Her two popular non-fiction works The Spooky Hudson Valley and Gone Missing in New York are published by Schiffer Books. Her young adult novel, Ajar, is published by Mélange Books. She has had two of her plays featured in the Hudson Valley Short Play Festival. Her poems have been published in a variety of journals and publications. She is a regular reader in Hudson Valley poetry venues.
Her hobbies include hiking, travelling and searching out the perfect bookstore. She currently lives in the Hudson Valley with her partner, Dave. They spend time researching lost local history, a passion they both share.
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In 1955, small-town police chief Art Moran is thrown into a world of danger and mystery when he is tasked with solving a gruesome murder in an isolated mountain cult.