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Five Fingered Firebugs
Maria Hart is hot on the trail of a group of shoplifters who set fires to cover their tracks. Next, she solves the mystery of the Body in the Library in Alabama.
- GenresMystery Thriller
Paperback
First published February 27, 2008
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About the author
Chris Forman
12 books8 followersIt was a dark and stormy night. Okay, never start a book like that but you can start a life like that. I was born in 1955 in the middle of hurricane season. Now it wasn’t night, but I hear it was dark. Okay if I was born in 1955 that makes me . . . oh crap 58.
Well the first eighteen years were typical of a teenager growing up in the early 1970's and I graduated from Valley Central High School in June of 1973, roughly in the top third of the class. I then went on to Orange County Community College and did so well there that they requested (okay demanded) that I take some time off from school. That was in 1974 and I took them so seriously that I stayed away for 25 years.
I met my lovely wife Teresa one enchanted evening in a place called Gobeo’s. A local bar in Middletown. We were married on August 13th 1977, my birthday, and we celebrate our thirtieth anniversary this year. We have four children. Two are married and two are at home. All are college graduates. We also have five grandchildren. The names of my children and grandchildren have been used in my books.
I have had many careers in my life and I’ll try to list them here. Many of them have had a tremendous influence in my writing.
Pearl diver (dish washer) at my step-father’s restaurant
Custodian at the local phone company while in school
Men’s clothing salesman
Coffee route salesman
Uniform rental driver
Bread man (route driver) for Millbrook and Freihofer bread.
Truck and power equipment salesman
Retail store manager
Professional photographer
Teacher’s aide
Teacher
This all got to be such a pain when I had to fill out job applications (list previous work experience) Back in 1998 I decided to return to college and finish my degree. Four years later I had a Masters in education and I now teach social studies at the same high school I graduated from.
Well the first eighteen years were typical of a teenager growing up in the early 1970's and I graduated from Valley Central High School in June of 1973, roughly in the top third of the class. I then went on to Orange County Community College and did so well there that they requested (okay demanded) that I take some time off from school. That was in 1974 and I took them so seriously that I stayed away for 25 years.
I met my lovely wife Teresa one enchanted evening in a place called Gobeo’s. A local bar in Middletown. We were married on August 13th 1977, my birthday, and we celebrate our thirtieth anniversary this year. We have four children. Two are married and two are at home. All are college graduates. We also have five grandchildren. The names of my children and grandchildren have been used in my books.
I have had many careers in my life and I’ll try to list them here. Many of them have had a tremendous influence in my writing.
Pearl diver (dish washer) at my step-father’s restaurant
Custodian at the local phone company while in school
Men’s clothing salesman
Coffee route salesman
Uniform rental driver
Bread man (route driver) for Millbrook and Freihofer bread.
Truck and power equipment salesman
Retail store manager
Professional photographer
Teacher’s aide
Teacher
This all got to be such a pain when I had to fill out job applications (list previous work experience) Back in 1998 I decided to return to college and finish my degree. Four years later I had a Masters in education and I now teach social studies at the same high school I graduated from.
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November 14, 2009
this has to be my favorite of your books!
you are my alltime favorite author!
i hope we can compare books sometime once i actually get the time to write some! LOL
hope to hear from you soon!!!
have a good thanksgiving!
you are my alltime favorite author!
i hope we can compare books sometime once i actually get the time to write some! LOL
hope to hear from you soon!!!
have a good thanksgiving!
December 18, 2009
The book had a lot of suspense in it. It was a little short, but good. It took me a while to put together all of the different characters in it, but when I finally had them all straightened out, it was good.
April 12, 2010
Another Hart mystery-actually two mysteries. Good rainy day read. I won this on Goodreads-actually I won Chalk Dust and Chalk Outlines but Mr. Forman kindly gave me this one also. What a treat!
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