Beth Armstrong, a Denver biomedical scientist, wrestles with the impossible choice of saving her sabotaged, groundbreaking cure for multiple sclerosis or honoring an obligation to care for her cantankerous old aunt. Playing nursemaid ranks just a notch above catching the plague on Beth’s scale, yet her ex-flapper aunt would prefer catching anything deadly to losing her independence under the hands of her obsessive-compulsive niece.
While a murderous culprit runs loose in the science institute, Beth finds her whole life out of balance. Unpredictable nefarious activities at the institute–which is rife with suspects–cause Beth to wonder if she can trust anyone, while at home her chain-smoking aunt entertains Beth’s neglected husband with nightly cocktails and raucous stories from the Roaring Twenties. The Flapper, the Scientist, and the Saboteur creates a compelling mystery intertwined with a generational battle-of-wills story between a dedicated professional intent on fighting chaos and restoring order, and a free-spirited aunt who insists her niece listen to her heart and learn to live in the moment.
About the author
Charlene Bell Dietz, with a passion to know about all things, spent untold hours volunteering as a community lay person in a prestigious bio-medical science institute. She also worked side by side with paleontologists and zoologists in the field excavating various species of dinosaurs and other prehistoric fossils. She not only learned the art of stalking these ancient beings, but also how to catalogue and prepare them for displays. Her professional life with her volunteer life frequently fell back into the shadows when caring for elderly relatives who needed attention.She attended the University of Wyoming and then the University of New Mexico where she received her postgraduate degrees.
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