Missing on Maple Street

by Rita Boehm

When ten-year-old Emily Anders goes missing while in the care of an elderly neighbor, suspicions are raised that threaten the bonds of new friendships. Could one of the neighbors be responsible for her disappearance, or is the tragic history of the once grand old home repeating itself? Missing on Maple Street is told from four points of view – each from a tenant of one of the four apartments in the now worn and tattered Victorian mansion. The story touches on the issues of race, divorce, prejudice, and dementia while keeping the focus on the plight of the young girl who brought joy to the lives of each one of them.

Rita Boehm’s childhood writing aspirations resurfaced when she considered retirement from a successful career in Contract Management, Career moves had taken her from New York to Colorado to suburban Maryland, near Washington D.C. — all great locations for storylines.

Rita has published five novels in the romantic suspense and mystery genres, and a children’s picture book “Bluebirds in the Garden. In 2019, “Bluebirds”, about a charming pair of bluebirds that raised a family in her garden, was awarded the title, Best Children’s Book, by the Florida Writers Association.

Her current project, “One Soldier’s War”, tells the story of her father-in–law’s WWII service in North Africa and Europe.

Now living in The Villages, Florida, when she’s not writing, Rita enjoys photography, gardening, and most especially, riding her dressage horse, Kosi. 

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