MySpace a place for friends

THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER:
A Beckoning Death
A Grace Marsden Mystery
ISBN 978-1-59080-564-0
Echelon Press Publishing

ORDER NOW AT AMAZON.COM

With a troubled marriage, and the haunting memories of ghosts, bones, and dead bodies, Grace Marsden needs solace. The invitation from her childhood friend presents Grace with an opportunity for respite on Christian Island.

Georgian Bay in the off-season provides a perfect venue for relaxation, until a fluke snowstorm shatters the serenity. Grace and nine other people find themselves trapped on the island and the prime suspects in the mysterious death of an island Elder.

An ancient Indian tragedy, island ghost sightings, and modern day treachery twist lives until more deaths and more danger make Grace unsure of whom she can trust.

When the spirit of the lighthouse keeper beckons to her– is it to warn her or harm her?

Reviews:

"Welcome to the engaging Grace Marsden's world, where romance and mayhem vie for her attention–much to a reader's satisfaction and delight!" –Sharon Fiffer, author of The Jane Wheel Mysteries

"This is an exciting fast paced thriller that readers will thoroughly enjoy…the audience will root for the heroine to survive the many attempts on her life and hope she gets to kick butt. She is a warm and caring character who is a true heroine because she perseveres in spite of her fears." –Harriett Klaussner

"Luisa Buehler weaves a fascinating tale…characters crackle with life and love; and the nasty guys brim with evil and malice. THE SCOUT MASTER is hard to put down once started, and the reader will find themselves up until the wee hours pouring through Grace Marsdens' adventures. A wonderful read!" –Midwest Book Reviews

Luisa Scala Buehler grew up in the town of Berkeley, IL, a suburb of Chicago.

Her parents made the decision to sell their home on the west side of the city. The small bungalow on Victoria Street was perfect for her family: two parents, older brother and an uncle.

Her first exposure to a public library was the small "volunteer" library located in the basement of a grocery store on Taft Avenue. It was there that she discovered Nancy Drew. Luisa realized that this would be her career; not girl detective, but girl mystery writer. About that time, her family subscribed to the Sunday paper and Luisa found another fascinating role model in the comic pages, Brenda Starr, reporter!

Luisa attended Proviso West High School in Hillside, IL where she immediately joined the newspaper staff. Her advisor suggested that she try another release for her writing when she continually failed to meet deadlines for the tabloid. Her articles were stirring but they never made it to press on time.

Luisa shifted to the yearbook staff, rationalizing that she would have an entire year to submit her copy.

Her desire to major in English was no surprise to anyone who knew her. She attended Rosary College in River Forest, IL and completed her B.A. degree in English in three years. She was anxious to start working at her new job at the Chicago Sun Times-Daily News. Her intention was to write for the paper, but her reality was typing up ads as an ad-taker in the classified department of the paper.

Life doesn't always take a straight line towards a goal. Luisa transferred to inside sales on the Stamps and Coins Desk selling ads for that department and then to outside sales selling classified ads to employment agencies located in the Loop.

A small start-up magazine called Environs recruited her. The magazine covered the near west suburbs. The offer was to sell ads, write articles, and even model, when necessary, for some of the ads.

The line to a writing career blurred again when the magazine closed shop and Luisa found a job as a production assistant in a steel company in Broadview, IL. She was promoted to inside sales after her supervisor recognized her innate ease in dealing with people. She was laid off from that company during the steel industry downturn in the seventies.

Searching the classifieds for a new job, Luisa spotted the name of a friend from high school in one of the help wanted ads. She called, interviewed and hired on at Wide Scope Staffing Services, Inc.

Her writing skills were discovered when she fell back on her training from the Sun Times and started writing all the company help wanted ads. She offered to write some marketing pieces, promotional material, resumes, and letters to customers.

Luisa joined the volunteer Docent program at Brookfield Zoo in 1987 to pursue her interest in animals. An earlier idea, to write children's books seemed to fit with her duties at the zoo. She answered questions from zoo-goers concerning animal habitat, behaviors, type of food and the number one non-animal question, where is the closest restroom?

Through the years that followed Luisa wrote many business pieces, but also short stories, poems, garden journals, and ultimately The Rosary Bride: A Cloistered Death. After submitting her writing for five years without gaining publishing success, Luisa put the novel away and took up the position of Webelos Leader with her son Christopher's Cub Scout pack. She continued to write, starting her second mystery. She continued in scouting as her son bridged over to Boy Scouts by becoming a trained leader for Troop 562 in Woodridge, IL.

In 2002, two events played a major role in Luisa's life. She successfully bid for, bought the company she had worked for since 1977, and she signed a publishing contract for The Rosary Bride.

With two major hats to wear, Luisa sincerely tells people to, "Be careful what you pray for."

She lives in Lisle, IL with her husband Gerry, their son Chris (Kit), and family cat, Martin Marmalade. In her spare time, Luisa loves to garden.

Video Provided by author Morgan Mandel

Wheaton, IL–October 2007—Clues indicate that a dangerously disarming duo of authors is targeting Barnes & Noble stores in the Chicago area. Mystery fans should be on the lookout for Luisa Buehler, author of the Grace Marsden mystery series and her partner in crime, Robert Goldsborough, author of the Snap Malek mystery series. Reports indicate that this clever and entertaining pair are making appearances at a variety of events, bookstores, and libraries.

Both of these authors should be considered charming and creative. Luisa Buehler has taken her main character, Grace Marsden on a series of misadventures that can only be described as harrowing. Readers have described the Italian Grace as both heartwarming and unique. Often referred to as "Monk in a skirt," Grace Marsden has uncovered a series of cold case mysteries, including "The Rosary Bride," "The Lion Tamer," "The Station Master," "The Scout master," and most recently her adventures led her abroad to Canada where trouble found her entangled in murder and mayhem surrounding "The Lighthouse Keeper."

Not to be ignored, Robert Goldsborough, most well known for his award-winning contributions to the acclaimed Nero Wolfe series after the passing of mystery icon Rex Stout, has come back to the mystery genre with guns blazing. His Chicago Tribune police reporter, Steve "Snap" Malek is hot on the trail of all manner of dangerous villains in this Golden Age series. Snap Malek, a man with a mission—whether he wants it or not—is ridding the world of bad guys, one mystery at a time. Robert Goldsborough introduced the somewhat jaded Snap Malek in "Three Strikes You're Dead," did his part to save the world in "Shadow of the Bomb," and made it a family affair in the upcoming "A Death in Pilsen."

The deadly duo of Luisa Buehler and Robert Goldsborough are stealing the hearts of mystery readers worldwide and should be approached with great caution, as readers will find themselves fans before they can turn and run.

As lifelong residents of the Chicago area, both authors are familiar with the region and are not afraid to use local settings to draw readers into their webs of deception. From the streets of Pilsen to the Lisle Depot days, these stories are both entertaining and delightfully daring.

Readers hoping to catch a glimpse should visit either www.luisabuehler.com or www.robertgoldsborough.com for potential locations.