Mystery at the Hot Pond

Author’s review

Lee Ann did an excellent technical edit on my manuscript. She understood the youthful narrative and only edited that which was technically incorrect. Thank you for all the corrections.

I hired FirstEditing because of the quality of the sample edit and speed of response. My publisher took 1 week to provide a sample edit; you only took 4 hours! The publisher's edit was amateur in comparison to what you had provided. That gave me a lot of confidence that it would be done well and done on time.

I achieved a much cleaner copy of my manuscript; which was the goal. Even though the book had many readers and revisions before your edit, Lee Ann found many corrections that needed to be made to make it a professional manuscript ready for submittal.

Your edit helped me make the decision to go fully indie with publication and bring the book to market 2 months early. It is now published, available for order on Amazon.

NOTE: I tried to upload a photo of the book's cover, but it did not work. Also, the form would not take my website where the book is promoted: www.shoemakinen.com

A short introduction

IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF OUR LIVES, AS WE KNEW IT.

Very little had changed at Stoney Creek for eleven-year-old Arthur (Shoe) Makinen until MaryAnne DuPree upset his school year in 1924. Shoe discovers evidence that a double drowning at the sawmill may have been murder. MaryAnne's faith is a mystery to Shoe as he suspects MaryAnne is intertwined in the investigation. What is she doing here? Was it an accident or murder? Will life ever be the same?

A SECRET KEPT BY STONEY CREEK'S MOST POWERFUL.

AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP FORGED.

Author: David

David DeVowe grew up in the UP of Michigan where no fences lived - just a few people, lots of animals, and endless trees. He now lives in Minnesota with his wonderful wife and some of their nine children. At last count, he lost track of the grandchildren.