On Tour 02/18/25-03/27/25 “The Phantom of Forest Lawn” by Robert Brighton

Release Date: October 8, 2024

About The Book:

Smuggler King George Eberly faces a dilemma—his shipments of whiskey, opium, and French photographs are being intercepted somewhere near the sprawling Forest Lawn Cemetery. And neither he nor his most trusted henchmen can devise a solution.

Until, that is, young Mary Carkriff arrives from Canada, eager to seek her fortune in the big city. George is immediately drawn to Mary—and to her expertise with codes and ciphers—and the new arrival soon becomes his indispensable First Mate.

Meanwhile, heiress Georgia Moffatt and her devoted right-hand man Christian Schamber watch powerlessly as the land that was once the Moffatt Orchards is slowly eaten up, an acre at a time, by progress—and profit.

Before long, a much bigger problem confronts both couples, when a band of resurrectionists—men who disinter freshly buried corpses to sell to medical schools—sets up operations in Forest Lawn. And they will stop at nothing, including murder, to achieve their unholy aim.

Soon nothing is safe in Forest Lawn—not even its dead—and these four unlikely friends are set on a collision course where nothing is sacred.

The Phantom of Forest Lawn will keep you guessing until its final and unforgettable twist in this eternal story of mystery, romance, and a bit of humor that is “in a league of its own.”

About The Author:

Robert Brighton is an authority on the Gilded Age and a great believer that the Victorian era was anything but stuffy. On the contrary, in his books Brighton exposes the gritty realities of the time against a backdrop of meticulous research. His Avenging Angel Detective Agency™ Mysteries—in a category Brighton calls “immersive historical fiction”—have earned multiple awards for fiction.

When he is not sniffing out unsolved mysteries, Brighton is an adventurer. He has traveled in more than 56 countries around the world, usually on only a few dollars a day, throwing himself into every situation his characters will face — from underground ruins to opium dens — and (so far) living to tell about it.

A graduate of the Sorbonne, Brighton is an avid student of early twentieth century history and literature, a relentless investigator, and an admirer of Emily Dickinson and Jim Morrison. Currently he lives in Virginia with his wife and their two cats.https://robertbrightonauthor.com/

Social Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertbrightonauthor

Book Blurbs:

Buy, borrow, beg, or steal The Phantom of Forest Lawn, but don’t miss reading Robert Brighton’s twisted plot right to the unguessable explosive ending . . . every sentence is a gem.”— Readers’ Favorite

“” . . . an epic in miniature . . .”— Los Angeles Book Review

“A sweeping saga of heady romance and brutal street justice. Brighton’s compelling clues and buried secrets will prove irresistible to uncover.”— Booklife

“Should you wish to disinter a corpse, read the multi-faceted The Phantom of Forest Lawn . . . Reading The Phantom of Forest Lawn cost me a night’s sleep; I couldn’t put it down!”— Literary Review

Bloggers On Tour:

Feb. 18th- Gwendalyn Books https://instagram.com/gwendalyn_books_

Feb. 19th – Books and Coffee MX https://instagram.com/booksandcoffeemx

Feb. 19th- Sarahs Bookish Reviews https://instagram.com/sarahs.bookish.reviews

Feb. 20th- Novels and Latte Book Club –https://www.facebook.com/groups/357651988042629

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March 8th- David L Morgan https://instagram.com/david_l_morgan

March 12th- Reading With Mere-https://instagram.com/readingwithmere

March 13th- Marilyn Goncalves https://instagram.com/marilynjgon

March 14th- CMT Loves Wine and Books https://instagram.com/cmtloveswineandbooks

March 18th- Miss W Book Reviews https://instagram.com/misswbookreviews

March 19th- Books Love And Understanding https://instagram.com/booksloveandunderstanding