Necromancy

About the Book

Mauly Basterville is a sophisticated architect who is contemplating calling-off his engagement to a beautiful woman, because he fears the company she keeps. Zemoria Charnes, an old, eccentric woman who was chased-out of the South because-it is believed-she was connected to an occult mass-suicide. However, Mauly suspects Zemoria coerced his fiancée to believe: she could maintain her relationships with the dead. To get the facts about Zemoria and her strange dealings-with hope that his fiancée will disassociate herself, Mauly hires a "hard-nosed" South Philly investigator-Pete Perrell. And what Pete unravels is beyond belief- the final phase of Satanism...Passing the Veil.

About the Author

The author was raised in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia, and is a graduate of Chatham College-located in Pittsburgh, PA. At Chatham she majored in Anthropology and Education. She is a former High School Science Teacher and, with her assistance, the students wrote science books for children. Her writings include: The Portrait Of Eternity, and The Sands Of Time-as part of the Anthologies- Gifts Of The Soul and The Fullness Of Time, published by The International Library of Poetry. Necromancy is the author's first novel, and she is currently working on her second-Hollis Hill, while pursuing an advanced degree in chemistry. Darlene Black grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended her neighborhood school-General George A. McCall. After that, she enrolled at South Philadelphia High School-where she was an honor student, and served as a writer for the school's newspaper, The Southeron. With the desire to continue her education, she traveled to Pittsburgh and became a student at Chatham College, where she majored in Anthropology and Education. Several years after graduating from Chatham, she began working at a medical center in the Thermography Department. While employed there, she opened a boutique where she designed and made clothing for women. However, it was at this point in her life, she discovered that she loved writing and not making clothing. She began writing Necromancy. The author, later, began teaching high school science, while determined to complete the novel. She is working on her second novel-Hollis Hill. Her other writings include: The Portrait of Eternity, and The Sands Of time-as part of the Anthologies- Gifts Of The Soul and The Fullness Of Time, published by The International Library of Poetry.