The Murder on Woodpecker Street. Williamsburg, Virginia, 1755.

An English gentleman, Julian Harcourt, arrives to settle his uncle Thomas Harcourt’s estate after an untimely death. Julian gets attacked and delves in to the mysteries of the colony of Virginia. Julian uncovers a surveyor’s chain with an extra link that intentionally throws off the actual measurements of property boundaries, finds a deed to land in a non-existent parish, and more evidence of a conspiracy to commit fraud. Along with driver Ephraim Pike, printer Anne Mercer, Rebecca Gresham and ferryman Cyrus Bell, Julian must expose his uncle’s murderer and end the conspiracy that has quietly redrawn Virginia’s boundaries before the false measurements become accepted into law. People have already killed to keep the secrets safe, hopefully it can be stopped before more get killed.

Please keep in mind that this story is still relatively early in the drafting process and parts are subject to change.

About the author

I have been creating stories for as long as I can remember, and by high school, writing had become an important creative outlet for me. Storytelling has remained a constant throughout my life, and I have always been drawn to pursuits centered on imagination, character, and narrative. Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, create memorable characters, and tell stories that capture my own interest while, hopefully, engaging readers along the way.

Although I began writing as a teenager, it was later in life that I discovered how much I enjoy developing longer, more complex narratives, particularly novels and continuing stories. I am drawn to creating believable worlds, exploring the motivations and relationships of characters, and allowing mysteries and larger ideas to unfold naturally over the course of a story. I have written several book-length works over the years, though only a select few have felt ready to share with a wider audience. The Murder on Woodpecker Street reflects my continuing passion for storytelling and my particular interest in combining history, mystery, atmosphere, and compelling characters within a single narrative.

Stories have always created a persistent itch in the back of my mind - a need to imagine what might happen next, who these characters might become, and where an idea might lead. Writing is how I scratch that itch.