ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Steven Mayfield was born and raised in Nebraska. He is a past recipient of the Mari Sandoz Prize for Fiction and the author of over fifty scientific and literary publications. His collection of shorts, Howling at the Moon was a Best Books of 2010 by USA Book News and an Eric Hoffer Award Finalist. His novel Treasure of the Blue Whale just released by Regal House Publishing  April 2020. Steven currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Pam and three Goldendoodles.

ABOUT THE BOOK - TREASURE OF THE BLUE WHALE

In Depression-era tale, young Connor O'Halloran decides to share a treasure he's discovered on an isolated stretch of Northern California beach. Almost overnight, his sleepy seaside village is transformed into a bastion of consumerism, home to a commode with a jeweled seat cover, a pair of genuinely fake rare documents, a mail-order bride, and an organ-grinder's monkey named Mr. Sprinkles. When it turns out that the treasure is not real, Connor must conspire with Miss Lizzie Fryberg to save their friends and neighbors from financial ruin. He learns to sail a boat and about sex. He meets a real actor. He sneaks into villainous Cyrus Dinkle's house and steals his letter opener. He almost goes to jail. He loves Fiona Littleleaf. He finds a father. And best of all, he and little brother, Alex, reclaim their mother from the darkness of mental illness.

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