A TRILOGY OF THE MYSTERY STORIES OF RITA TERESA O'SHAUGHNESSY

About the Book

RITA TERESA O’SHAUGHNESSY IS ALWAYS CURIOUS AND VERY COURAGEOUS IN SOLVING MYSTERIES AND PURSUING WRONGDOERS AS A YOUNG GIRL ON THE NEW JERSEY COAST, AS A YOUNG WOMAN ON CARD SOUND IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND AS A MARRIED WOMAN ACROSS THE BRONX FROM THE HUDSON TO CITY ISLAND. DISCOVER HER ANSWER TO AN OLD MYSTERY OF THE STEVENS HOUSE WHICH WAS OWNED BY RELATIVES OF THE FOUNDERS OF JOHNSON AND JOHNSON. AFTER ONE YEAR AT FORDHAM LAW, RITA FOLLOWED A LONG PAPER TRAIL IN A STORY WHICH JUMPS FROM NEW YORK CITY, TO CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, ON TO LONDON, VIENNA, MONTE CARLO, HONG KONG, SWITZERLAND AND BACK TO AN ISLAND IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. AFTER MARRIAGE, RITA STARTS WITH A RIVERDALE BURGLARY WHICH IS A MYSTERY WITHIN A LARGER MYSTERY OF THE STRANGE BUILDING ON DECATUR AVENUE, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, CHINATOWN, CITY ISLAND AND ENDS ON THE ROOF OF KEATING HALL.

About the Author

Carolyn Furlong began working in insurance in her hometown, Ottumwa, Iowa in 1953. She moved to south Florida in 1961, where she opened an insurance agency. She is now employed by Benefits USA, Inc., an employee benefits administration company that she co-founded. Ms. Furlong has maintained her membership in the National Association of Insurance Women (International) continuously since 1962 and served as its national president in 1980. She has been a member of both the Independent Insurance Agents and the Professional Insurance Agents. She resides in Miami Lakes, Florida. Ms. Furlong qualified for her CPIW designation in 1969, CPCU in 1974, CLU in 1981 and CEBS in 1994, and has been a Registered Parliamentarian since 1975. Carolyn is the mother of four sons and an adopted daughter. She is a member of the Miami Lakes Congregational Church that is affiliated with the United Church of Christ.