A stolen Nazi treasure in diamonds, epic naval battles in the Pacific, Patton’s drive across Europe, Marines in life and death struggles on remote islands, the disgusting discovery of a Nazi death camp, and the terrifying secret mission of a beautiful Jewish physicist recruited by the OSS then sent back to Germany to discover Nazi progress toward an atom bomb, drive the irresistible momentum in Seasons of Secrets.
The children of Honora MacMurrough of Brooklyn, New York are dispersed across the globe as they join the fight against evil during World War Two. Separated by time and space and danger, they manage to maintain the unbreakable bonds of family and ultimately the moral and ethical framework taught them by their immigrant Irish mother.
Eighty years after the end of the war, the second generation of MacMurroughs, now aging Boomers, are invited to Chicago for a mysterious reading of a Last Will and Testament. Their favorite centenarian Aunt Aidee has passed. She was the last member of the WW2 generation and she has a fantastic story to share about an astounding family fortune.
About the Author
James J Houts was born on the threshold of Death Valley, in a remote region of California’s Mojave Desert. A born wanderer, he has traveled the world extensively, living and working in many cultures. After teaching high school English for several years, he traveled the U.S., tending bar in desert towns, Colorado ski resorts, and on Bourbon Street in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. During his career as a chemical engineering consultant, he lived in California, Hawaii, and as an expatriate in the Republic of the Philippines. He has worked throughout the globe and has spent a great deal of time in Southeast Asia and the People’s Republic of China, where he learned to speak Mandarin Chinese. He has also managed engineering projects in Europe, South America and Africa. Educated in Southern California, the author earned his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Riverside and a master’s degree in technical writing from California State University, Long Beach. His scientific research in electro-analytical chemistry has been published in The Journal of the American Chemical Society. His books include Carnival of Cannibals, Spirit of Error, Quality of Quantity, Seasons of Secrets, Reminiscences of a Stock Market Flea, The Stock Market Flea: Trading the Crash of 2008, and The Stock Market Flea: Lessons from the Front. James currently resides in Southern Nevada, where he writes and trades the Options market.
