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Crowns of Gold

Prominent politicians, bankers, industrialists, businessmen and lawyers are found brutally murdered. They are scalped, their skullcaps removed and their hands skinned. At the same time new ultra pure heroin laced with Fentanyl is showing up on the streets.

Who could be behind these heinous acts? Are the murders and the new heroin connected?

Troubled by these events the federal government  creates an ultra secret task force to find out and destroy those responsible. The two protagonists, formerSEAL Team 6 members, are pulled out of retirement to lead  the team. The Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach is the perfect location to headquarter the team and to unravel the mystery. 

The Crowns of Gold brings Hampton Roads into focus from colonial times to the present day. Its huge military presence puts it in the forefront in this new war of terror. Most of the action takes place in Virginia Beach, the most populous city in Virginia and a growing tourist area.

The completed book is 75,779 words long. It is a crime, mystery thriller with historical references and is intended for adult audiences.
I’m including the first several chapters.

For the past 40 years I have been practicing psychiatry in Virginia Beach. I have published Help! I Think I’m Dying! Panic Attacks and Phobias as a consumer’s guide to getting proper medical treatment for panic and anxiety. I have also had scientific articles published along with numerous letters to the editor in both scientific journals and newspapers including the NY Times. I have lectured extensively about psychiatry.  I am tied to the Earth and have written and produced a CD about humanities destruction of it with accompanying ’t’ shirts. I photograph Spirits of the Earth on my travels. I have shown them in New York at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association and in Virginia Beach at the Virginia Flower and Garden Show. Ann, my wife of 47 years, and I travel extensively. We have two daughters and two grandchildren.

I became interested in the Scythians after purchasing the crowns and a plaque. They are real, circa 200 BCE - 200 CE. I have photos of them and plan to use as the front and back book covers.

Looking forward to working with you.

Abbot Granoff, MD
1804 Valhalla Arch
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
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