The Rings of Hubris
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WEB SYNOPSIS: Professor Josh Blagsdale's self-love and arrogance impels the murders of two wives, a lover, and a young man. As the story unmasks his character, you wonder if "hubris" is inherited. READERS’ COMMENTS It is a fascinating book filled with suspense and glimpses into what drives our actions. The geological and cultural descriptions are wonderful jewels from your on personal observations and experiences. A GREAT READ! My husband, who rarely reads books written by women, enjoyed it too! I read it in one sitting; staying up late the night it came. It is a page-turner--thanks so much for sending it. I feel it definitely could be a screenplay as it has suspense and raises the eternal questions of why people do what they do. It was also amazing that he came so close to getting away with it all! Coleen, Australia I just finished reading your book and must tell you how much I enjoyed it. You are such a good writer and have such a way with words. It was so good in every way and thanks so much for sending it to me. I laid aside all I have been reading and so glad I did; you just get a big Congratulations from me. I hope it becomes a best seller. I like the art on the cover also. Like you said, for such a "dark" subject, you made it realistic but not scarry for the reader. At least for me. Somehow you got into the mind of a Hubris and made it understandable to the reader---even though it is a sick way of thinking. Wonder how many people think like this? You must have had to do a lot of research. Was so realistic and being in NM was a good setting for sure. Maxine W. It is always a delicate situation when viewing another artist’s work because I never want to hurt any ones feelings. Glad to report I thoroughly enjoyed it and will look forward to reading the next one. Will pass it on. Tom L I read the first part and it looks like it might be an interesting story. But starting out with a telephone conversation between two people who hardly know each other and summarizing the whole story is absolutely brilliant. Terry R. Hello Carol, What a nice surprise! Many thanks for your book "Rings of Hubris". I am devouring it right now so that I can tell my Swedish friends all about it tomorrow at our spring dinner, and see if I can generate some interest among the members of the book club. It is a fascinating book filled with suspense and glimpses into what drives our actions. The geological and cultural descriptions are wonderful jewels from your on personal observations and experiences. A GREAT READ! Burl, who rarely reads books written by women, enjoyed it too! Annika S., Ph.D. It has arrived and I read it in one sitting; staying up late the night it came. It is a page-turner--thanks so much for sending it. I know Jerry will want to read it and then we will send it off to Rob. I feel it definitely could be a screenplay as it has suspense and raises the eternal questions of why people do what they do. It was also amazing that he came so close to getting away with it all! And even more amazing that you were able to intuit so much of the truth in writing it. Anne R. "The book sounds juicy--my favorite kind!" It sounds like a very interesting story. I've always thoroughly enjoyed Tony Hillerman's Mysteries, being stet in Az. and NM Mom said she read your book and enjoyed it very much. She is a reader. She always wants to have a good book to read. Ida Morrone 85 years old- from daughter Rhio "Totally enjoyable, engrossed in it. What an ending? Human behavior aspect [is the question the reader must answer]." Yvonne from Montana I already have enjoyed the novel. I read it last week before I came to dinner. It's good -- congratulations! -- and I plan to read it again (in fact, I already have reread some parts). It was fascinating to compare my "hunches" with what you told us. Margaret
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About the Book
A flashflood in northern New Mexico washes out the body of a woman who had been missing for eight years and presumed murdered by a Mexican cartel. Now, the evidence begins to point to the husband, Josh Blagsdale, a respected professor at the local university. Suspicion is compounded by the fact that the police are going to disinter the body of the professor's former live-in girl friend who had apparently committed suicide in his garage a few years before. As his life begins to unravel, the professor commits suicide rather than succumb to the approbation of his family and peers. Ironically, at the time of Rosa Blagsdale's disappearance, Ted Thompson, a young man about to graduate from high school also went missing and had never been found. When the professor's suicide made the local headlines, Nora Thompson, the mother of the missing boy, is worried that her vague suspicions about the professor might go unresolved. Her husband, Joe Thompson follows a lead from the newspaper and contacts Sue Wilson on the off-chance that she might have some clue to finding their son. The local sheriff and the boy's father examine a remote area where Sue's divorced husband, Paul Wilson, and Professor Blagsdale sometimes camped. In the end it is the professor's two daughters and son who pay the steepest price of their father's misdeeds. As John Blagsdale cleans out his father's office, further evidence of the hidden motives are revealed. The son begins to wonders if the hubris his father exhibited might, after all, be an inherited trait.
About the Author
Carol Fortino is a semi-retired professor of science and environmental education who has redirected into various consulting jobs. She has lived and worked in Australia, the Philippines and Latvia, but now calls a beautiful valley in Colorado her home and springboard for visiting family, adventuring with friends and traveling. The author has previously published a poetry-art book called, When the Bus Stops.