A Summer Murder

by John Paulits

A group of young men rents downstairs while a group of young women rents upstairs in a New Jersey beach house for the summer of 1971. One of the girls, Eileen Meredith, is found murdered in her bedroom at the house. Local Detective Hanahan, on the verge of retirement and needing a murder case like he needs a hole in the head, takes over the case. Things ebb and flow as suspects arise and excite the detective's interest. At last, with the help of one of the house's inhabitants, a strange plan takes shape to draw out the murderer. Will it succeed?

191 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2022

About the author

John Paulits is a former elementary school teacher. He has published numerous children’s novels as well as numerous adult novels. You may visit his website for more details. www.johnpaulits@com The Empty Houses is John’s nineteenth children’s novel published by Gypsy Shadow. He lives in New York City and spends each summer at the Jersey shore.