Halloween Trivia Question: Games are a fun part of many celebrations, including Halloween. Which of these games in traditionally played at Halloween? A. Charades B. Pin the Tail on the Donkey C. Bobbing for Apples (Find the answer below.)
Barbara Brett
Barbara’s Top 3 Halloween Movies:
The original DRACULA. It doesn’t have all the blood and special effects of the more recent remakes, but for me, it’s darker and much scarier.
The original FRANKENSTEIN. Like DRACULA, it’s scarier for me in its dark simplicity.
ARSNIC AND OLD LACE. This isn’t a horror movie, but it’s an old and hilariously funny Halloween movie about two sweet spinster ladies who poison lonely old men in order to send them off to a “happy ever after.” Every time I see it, I laugh myself silly.
About Barbara:
Until she left to pursue her own writing, Barbara Brett was both a magazine editor and book editor and publisher. Her most recent book is SECRET AGENDA: Who’s Castrating the Wolves of Wall Street?, winner of the Silver Medal in the 2018 Global Ebook Awards and a Finalist in the 13th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards . She is also the author of SIZZLE and BETWEEN TWO ETERNITIES.
Author Links:
Website: https://www.brettbooks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraBrettAuthor
SECRET AGENDA: Who’s Castrating the Wolves of Wall Street?
Blurb:
A riveting mystery of political ambition set in the glittering heights of New York society and the darkest depths of Wall Street depravity!
Excerpt:
A local florist had recently been stabbed and robbed, and when Tom Berenson heard the door of his bookshop open, he hurried up front. Like many of the shopkeepers in Brooklyn Heights, he was licensed to keep a gun, and his .38 was in a drawer beside a first edition of Little Women, which he had been commissioned to sell by a newly unemployed customer. After looking down at his fourth corpse, Tom had vowed never again to shoot to kill, but good intentions were often forgotten in the heat of a shootout.
The visitor was a tall, well-dressed man in his mid-forties, and he didn’t look at all like the menacing figure in the police sketch. “Nice little store you have here,” he said
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With his mind on villains, it took a few seconds for Tom to recognize Dr. Albert Foster. Until today, he had seen the doctor only at his Park Avenue office.
“Is my father-in-law okay?” Tom asked.
“As of his most recent checkup, Max is doing fine.”
Tom smiled with relief. “I was afraid that you had bad news. But, of course, it’s unlikely that you’d come out here to tell me.”
Foster’s own smile suggested that for a decent guy like Tom, he would make a house call to the ends of the earth, or at least to Coney Island.
“We both appreciate the good care you’ve been giving him. His previous urologist hadn’t done much.”
Foster nodded. “I guess in every profession there are some who don’t measure up. By the way, I understand that you were a terrific detective until you retired.”
Tom waved aside the compliment. “Nowadays I’m concentrating on becoming a terrific bookman. Are you in search of a particular book?”
Foster put his hand on Tom’s shoulder. “I think that you can be more helpful to me than any of your books. Max is always bragging about his son-in-law, the police lieutenant who cracked so many tough cases.”
“Is this a criminal matter?”
“Probably the crime of the century.”
“Then you should go the police immediately.”
“That’s one thing I can’t do.”
“How about the FBI?”
Foster shook his head. “The cops and FBI are out. News would leak to the press and public.”
“I’m sure that if an eminent physician like you insisted on secrecy, they would go all out to accommodate you.” Tom grinned. “As a clincher, you could promise to maintain their potency into old age.”
What started as a nervous laugh suddenly seemed to become uncontrollable. Foster pressed Tom’s arm, and when he was able to speak again, he said, “I think you’ll agree that the worst thing that can happen to a man is the loss of his capacity for sex.”
“Sure. At least for most men.”
“All men.”
“I was thinking of certain clergymen.”
“Balls!” Foster glanced at his Patek Philippe as if searching there for the words he needed. Suddenly he looked up and blurted: “There’s a maniac loose—and he’s castrating my fraternity brothers. We want you to catch him before he strikes again.”
Purchase Link:
B&N PB
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secret-agenda-barbara-brett/1127742158?ean=9780997971002
Nook
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secret-agenda-barbara-brett/1127742158?ean=2940155065456
Apple iBooks
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/secret-agenda-whos-castrating-the-wolves-of-wall-street/id1330041599?mt=11
Kobo
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/secret-agenda-who-s-castrating-the-wolves-of-wall-street
Answer to Halloween Trivia Question: C. Bobbing for Apples
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The game question was an easy one.. and Barbara’s book is a fabulous read! What’s more, her other books are also very good!