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Helaine Mario

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HELAINE MARIO - ABOUT THE WRITER

Best-selling author Helaine Mario grew up in NYC and is a graduate of Boston University. Now living in Arlington, VA, this mother of two, grandmother of five, and passionate advocate for women’s and children’s issues came to writing later in life. Her first novel, The Lost Concerto, won the Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Medal. Echoes on the Wind is her fifth novel and the fourth in her Maggie O’Shea Classical Music Suspense Series. Royalties from her books go to children’s music and reading programs. Helaine recently lost her husband, Ron, after 57 years together. Her new book echoes with loss, grief and, ultimately, the healing power of love.

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	The Lost Concerto (Maggie O'Shea Mystery, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 733 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Rhapsody 4.22 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Firebird 4.22 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echoes on the Wind: A Maggie O'Shea Romantic Suspense - Book 4 4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Good morning, So thrilled to let everyone know that SHADOW MUSIC, the 3rd book in my classical music suspense series, will be available 9/21/21. Pianist Maggie O'Shea is drawn to the cliffs of Cornwall in a harrowing search for a vanished Van Gogh and the truth about her husband's death. Returning favorites include the Colonel and his rescue Golden, and you will find several intriguing new charact Read more of this blog post »

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“And yet these same people somehow found the courage to make music, to love and have faith. To keep the human spirit alive. Defiance.” Maggie looked up at the memorial, stark and anguished against the cloudless sky. “When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favor of the war effort, he simply replied, ‘Then what are we fighting for?’” Beckett”
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“My grandma always said that we need music in our lives so we’ll know how heaven sounds when the angels sing.” Maggie”
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