Gauntlet of Fire

It is Christmas Eve. Karin Courtney reluctantly accompanies writer husband Richard to a party to meet film director John Peterman, leaving their five year old son in care of a new baby-sitter. He awakes-finds the girl sleeping, stares at the glittering tree, attempts to light the candles! A desperate phone call alerts the couple, their home now a raging inferno. Richard makes a vain attempt to reach his son! No trace remains of Tommie. Has he escaped the flames? A distraught Karin believes he is alive despite evidence to contrary. John Peterman has noticed a strong resemblance between Karin and Olga Golanova whose traumatic life will form the basis for his latest film. Will Karin still searching for Tommie agree to take the role of Olga? A private detective follows a clue in Austria eventually leading to Australia's Out-back, in this unusual, tension filled drama, spanning three continents.

Author: Hilda Petrie-Coutts
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 12/24/2011
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781467995344

About the Author
Hilda Petrie-Coutts, author of book and lyrics Vincent The Flame Burns Bright, musical drama based on the life of Vincent Van Gogh, poet with some 100+ poems to be published shortly, a trilogy on the early church and four books already published that include; Danger my Destiny, The Last Concerto, Gauntlet of Fire and Storm on the Loch. two more completed novels will be available soon.

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