Conch Town Girl

by Daniel J. Barrett

Overview

Julie Chapman grew up in Key Largo, a tenth-generation Conch, raised in the Florida Keys by her grandmother, Tillie, since Julie's parents were deceased. Then one night Tillie has a car accident and ends up in a coma, leaving Julie and her best friend Joe to wonder if it really was an accident. As Julie and Joe start digging for the truth, they uncover some dark and desperate secrets that can not only cause them a good deal of trouble, but also cost them their lives.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161518632
Publisher:	Black Opal Books
Publication date:	10/30/2014
Series:	Conch Town Girl , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	411 KB

About the Author

Daniel J. Barrett was born in Rutland, Vermont and has lived his entire life in Troy, New York, ten miles north of Albany. He is a graduate of both Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. with a BS in Finance, and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y, with an MBA in Management. He has had a varied career, first as a commercial banker, then as the chief accountant and manager of financial and strategic planning for a large division of a major international corporation. He has extensive international experience, traveling worldwide.

Barrett has also served as the first executive director for economic development for a county in New York State, and as the first lay director for a Catholic shrine in Massachusetts. For the last twenty years, he has served as a financial, strategic planning, and educational consultant to corporations, non-profit organizations, colleges and universities, and government agencies.

Currently, he serves as a grant writing and development and strategic planning consultant for a major non-profit organization in the Capital Region of New York State. Barrett continues to live in Troy and has been married to his wife, Sandy, for 43 years. They have three children, Sean, Eileen, and Ryan, and four grandchildren, Shannon, Caden, Megan, and Declan.

An avid reader, and inspired by numerous authors, Barrett has read over 1,300 books in the last five years in preparation to write his first novel, Conch Town Girl. He continues to work, as a consultant, serving those most at risk in the Capital Region, and is now working on his second novel.

Editorial Reviews

The story is charming and gives you a good glimpse into what like was like for a poor white girl growing up in paradise. There is a sense of community and authenticity that add a nice touch to the story.

http://www.blackopalbooks.com - Taylor Jones

There's a sweet little romance woven in with all the other subplots, and the overall story is quite touching. There is a definite ring of truth to the book that tells me the author has spent a great deal of time in the Florida Keys. The plot is strong with a number of surprises to keep you guessing.

http://www.blackopalbooks.com - Regan Murphy