Spaceman

About the Book

Rob Morris earned the nickname 'spaceman' because of his looks. His hands and feet hung on spindly arms and legs. His head is too big for his body, with a large flat nose. Rob is tormented beyond anything no other person could endure. If he cries or tells his teachers, his tormenters make it worse. In high school he beats two of his worse tormenters resulting in suspension. That was the first time he heard the voice. He turns his attention to Cathy Carter, a reporter for the local newspaper. Obsessed with her, he stops at nothing to have her. The voice drives him to kill anyone that gets in his way to get Cathy, including death threats against her fiance, Doug. Cathy agrees to meet Rob only to find he's been set up.

About the Author

: Diana Etter-Laver has worked in a nursing care facility for twenty-four years, working with elderly, mentally challenged, and mentally ill clients. She is the author of Bethany, and has written a book of poems, one of which is in this story. She started her first novel three years ago, and started writing in earnest when the care facility was closed. Her love of writing goes back to her high school days working on the school newspaper, and the yearbook team. She was raised in Iowa. She is the single parent of two grown children, and three grandchildren.