Book signing to showcase mystery thriller

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Books, Beads and More, located at 8106 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville, is hosting a book signing for local author Larry McCann and his newly released mystery thriller, “Inhuman Nature,” on Saturday, April 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Protagonist Antony Glazer is a good cop with a tough case that sends him careening through the highest levels of American influence and intrigue. He must crack

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will be on display in at the a conspiracy to catch a brutal killer and dig deep into his own past to find justice. Anchored in Ashland, spanning the breath of Virginia from Galax to Occoquan and reaching into DC and Maryland, Virginia State Police Special Agent Glazer coordinates multiple investiga-

Ashland Town Hall until late April. Then it will depart on the cross-country tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s historic

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Mechanicsville 8014LeeDavisRd 746-8665 tive agencies theoretically working together. But one of the agencies is strangely obstinate and unrelenting in their quest to shut down the investigation of a homicide with national ramifications.

At its core, it is a cops and crimes mystery, but the solution to the crime on page one weaves through layers of political intrigue, romance and high-tech domestic espionage. What appear to be touches of science fiction are actual projects currently be-

Triple Crown of 1973. Now the fundraising must pick up the pace to ensure that the monument will return to Ashland later this fall.

“Secretariat’s story truly would come full circle if this monument is placed permanently in Ashland,” said Kate Chenery Tweedy. Her grandfather Christopher Chenery grew up in Ashland and attended Randolph-Macon Col- ing revealed to the public as this novel rolls off the press.

Set in contemporary Virginia, “Inhuman Nature” was written by homicide investigator Larry McCann, who has been involved in the investigation of over 2,000 murder cases around the globe in his 47-year career. He takes you on a thrilling ride through the latest techniques of serial murder profiling, cutting-edge technological innovations and dangerous political intrigue lege, as did generations of the Chenery family. He founded Meadow Stable in nearby Caroline County where Secretariat was born on March 30, 1970. Kate’s mother Penny Chenery, the beloved “First Lady of Racing” managed Secretariat’s spectacular career. She and many Chenery relatives are buried in Ashland. Kate Tweedy lives in Ashland and is the chair of the Secretariat For Virginia that reaches into the halls of Congress.

Retired Virginia State Police Special Agent Larry McCann served for 30 years in various positions with the VSP – the governor’s Executive Protection Unit, crime scene technician, bloodstain pattern analyst, hostage negotiator, and psychological profiler while simultaneously working on fresh and cold homicide cases. In retirement he was a violent crime consultant and vice-

Committee of the Ashland Museum.

Secretariat Racing Into History will be the first and only statue of the great champion in his home state of Virginia. The Town of Ashland and RandolphMacon College have agreed to provide a site on the college campus near the CSX train tracks in the downtown area.

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He has lectured extensively, appeared often as an expert witness in U.S. courts, appeared on numerous nationally syndicated television and radio programs and in several internationally broadcast documentaries and co-authored “Crime Scene Investigation – A Guide for Law Enforcement” at the request of the United States Attorney General.

$695,000. This includes foundry costs, transportation, site preparation, landscaping, pedestal and related expenses. Additionally, the committee is actively seeking support from corporations, grants, in-kind contributions and local donors. These efforts have already generated close to $200,000.

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