The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall: Volume 3 (Secrets of

The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall: Volume 3 (Secrets of Marienstadt)

(Cultural heritage / humor / ghost story / mystery - 62k words) Volume 3 contains the final four, complete stories from "The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall: Secrets of Marienstadt," a collection of stories set in the fictional town of Marienstadt, a Pennsylvania Dutch community in the Allegheny Highlands. Featuring a rotating cast of characters including Oliver, Gretchen, and Father Nick from "The Reluctant Belsnickel of Opelt's Wood." Other characters include the devastatingly handsome Chief of Police, Henry Werner; Lola Eckert, a beautiful but bashful strudel artist; Skidder Hoffman, the old woodhick and hermit, Blaise Hanes, taxidermist and Native American authority, and many more.

Story 8 â€“ The Legend of Father Cuneo's Grave
When attorney Matthew Schreiber receives news that Delilah Lonigan has died in Texas and left her entire estate to her brother he is shocked. Delilah was rumored to have been murdered decades ago by a priest now buried in a haunted grave. Skidder Hoffman, her brother, is an old wood hick who lives alone in the forest. It is up to Fred Sarginger, the owner of The Snuff Box Tavern, and Candy Dippold to break the news to him.

Story 9 - The Reluctant Belsnickel of Opelt's Wood
When Father Nicholas Bauer tries to revive Marienstadt's ancient Belsnickel tradition he recruits his two friends from childhood, Oliver Eberstark and Gretchen Fritz. Oliver, once a handsome and popular athlete, is now a recluse who rarely leaves Opelt's Wood. Father Nick is determined to learn what happened to change him and Gretchen rediscovers why all the girls in high school had crushes on him.

Story 10 â€“ Wapiti
When Oliver Eberstark runs afoul of Judge Hamilton Buerk by refusing to allow elk hunters in to Opelt's Wood, he seeks out Blaise Hanes, a local taxidermist and authority on Native American lore. As he talks to Blaise about why he feels so much more protective of elk than of other wild animals, Blaise helps him come to a realization that will change Oliver's life.

Story 11 - A Long Day's Journey Into Light
On a bitterly cold February day two old men, Ezra Winter and Tater Feldbauer, go missing. Everyone in Marienstadt is out looking for them. While driving the old logging trails searching for them Henry Werner remembers another bitterly cold winter day when, out of his feelings for the only woman he has ever loved, he committed a crime to protect her and how that affected the rest of his life.
Country USA
Manufacturer Parlez-Moi Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-11-02
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Parlez-Moi Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-11-02
Format	Kindle eBook

The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall: Volume 3 (Secrets of Marienstadt)

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