Hemlock Thrones

About the Book

Hemlock Th rones, he who discerns Let us say you are a detective in the Victorian age of 1899 – how do you go about solving a crime? Well, let’s see: you do not have a telephone, an auto, fi ngerprints, crime labs, computer – but you are blessed with the ability to read people, and undress their body language even before they themselves, know what they are wearing. Is that enough for Th e Case of Six? It is very complicated! Are you able to analyze what was done, how it was accomplished, and put it all together with your ability to….discern the motive, fi nd the parts, fi t them into the puzzle? If you can do all those things – you are Hemlock Th rones. And your friend, Doctor Marco Marconi, told this story about lovely, tormented Dulcy.

About the Author

Mark Druck is a playwright produced Off-Off-Broadway, author of four novels, film scriptwriter, director for stage and camera Established MARK DRUCK PRODUCTIONS, 1969, producing Industrial films/videos & TV commercials. Listed in ‘Who’s Who In Entertainment,’ ‘Who’s Who In America,’ & ‘Who’s Who In The World.’ Flew with 38th Bomb Group, in B25s, coming in on missions at altitudes as low as 20 feet over targets at 350 mph. He served in the Air Force Reserve through Korea and Viet Nam, retiring as a Major. One of the first officers to land on Kyushu following the surrender to find Japanese civilians terrified, for they had been propagandized for years that US troops were monsters. He was arguably one of the first Americans to visit the original Geisha Houses in Fukuoka. The characters in this story are based on his experiences, & upon a story he heard at that time, which was probably not true, but fascinated by the revealing relationships between the two peoples in those earliest days of American soldiers in Japan.