It was supposed to be a fun road trip--for Dan and Molly Murphy to reconnect and rekindle the romance in their marriage. Molly had suffered from a bout of depression after miscarrying their first child. They set out to attend Dan's ten-year high sch...
Dan and Molly Murphy embark on a road trip to investigate disappearances from the small town of Madrassa; they find more than they bargain for, and they soon become the hunted.
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Dan Murphy
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A 25-year-old freelance journalist and photographer. He graduated from NYU, where he met Molly. A drunk driver killed Dan's parents during his senior year in high school. Because of this, when he got to college, he began drinking and was a big part of the frat boy party scene, until he met Molly.
Dr. Joseph Silva
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He is 35 years old and was born and raised in the Comasina area of Milan, Italy. He is 6'3 and has black hair and green eyes.
His mother died of cancer when he was a child. His father died of heart failure just before
Joseph was accepted to medical school. He became an oncologist, successfully treating Molly's father for skin cancer. He is driven to cure disease, but he has secrets, and he is not who he seems to be.
Henry and Rose Walsh
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Molly Murphy's parents. Henry Murphy is a successful attorney; Rose used to play with the Philharmonic, and now teaches piano lessons.
Nicole Castillo
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A former member of the Latin Queens who left that life when her older sister Consuela was murdered. Consuela's boyfriend, Luis, went to prison for her murder. Luis always proclaimed his innocence, and Nicole believed him. She knew he would never have harmed her sister, Consuela.
Nicole was able to go to college, using the inheritance her grandmother left her, and a scholarship. She attended NYU law school, where she became good friends with fellow student Molly Murphy.
Molly Murphy
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She is 24 years old and lives in the East Village with her husband Dan Murphy, and her parents, Henry and Rose Walsh. She wants to go to NYU law school and become an adoption attorney like her father.
Luigi Constantini
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Dr. Joseph Silva's cousin. He splits his time between his home in New York City and his home in Milan, Italy.
Kevin Bradley
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Nicole's boyfriend; attends John Jay Criminal Justice College. He met Nicole at an NYU party; Kevin attended NYU briefly and still has many friends there. Kevin is a rookie police officer, only a few months out of the police academy, and he is working toward a forensic science degree at John Jay.
Feeding Ground got its start as a short story that I entered into a writing competition in 2018. It bombed. I got a little discouraged, but instead of giving up, I took some writing courses, at my husband's suggestion, and posted it in a writing group to get helpful critique.
I have written several short stories, but this will be my first full-length novel; it has been a labor of love, and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.
