"The Leadfeather Syndrome" author event May 21st at Florey's!

Florey's Book Co. welcomes local Pacifica author Arnold D. Gardner as he discusses his new novel "The Leadfeather Syndrome"

***Saturday, May 21st, 2-4pm***

About the book:

Michael Greer’s career as a journeyman Private Investigator takes on a promising cushy outlook when his assignment takes him to Eastern Long Island’s North Fork, the resort and sporting playground where he’s slated to delve into the case of a local auto dealer who’s been officially reported missing along with an imposing chunk of pledged bonding company funds. Almost at once, Greer’s undertaking takes on an awesome dimension when the missing dealer’s terrified girlfriend turns out to be an incomparable beauty who’s been directed to seek his help in uncovering possible lethal circumstances related to her boyfriend’s disappearance. P.I. Greer finds himself drawn into a nightmare of intrigue and assassination in uncovering the perpetrators in current and past murder scenes and manages his own survival by out-matching his adversaries in smarts and nerve. Greer.s romantic involvement with two beautiful women closely aligned to the story’s events almost ends in his undoing as did a like affair in the immediate post-war days of his youth. But, in love, as in the ordeals of war, he learns to live with the fateful outcome of his fortunes and his intimacy with the wisdom in Shakespeare helps him find words for it.

About the author:

The Leadfeather Syndrome is the first published work by WWII combat veteran Arnold D. Gardner, an American educator and business executive who fought throughout the Italian Campaign and afterward lived and worked in Italy. He and his Italian warbride, Diana, resided for many years among the splendid eastern towns and villages of Long Island's North Fork. Mr. Gardner's native roots go back to the scenic country areas along the northern borders of New York State.

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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, May 21st, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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"Sam's Castle" author event May 14th at Florey's !

Florey's Books welcomes local Pacifica author Bridget Oates as she discusses her new book, "Sam's Castle".

***Saturday, May 14th, 2-4pm***

Book Description:

With romance, elegant parties, and dashing, uniformed gentlemen, this charming castle story is almost what one might expect. But add in dramatic police raids and rumors of bodies buried in the garden, and it becomes the very unique tale of Sam's Castle. Built in 1908 as a haven for the earthquake-rattled Henry Harrison McCloskey (grandfather of former congressman Pete McCloskey), the castle served as a home, speakeasy, rum-runner signaling station, abortion clinic, and U.S. Coast Guard lookout during World War II. Despite its turbulent history, however, this castle story has a happy ending. In the care of the Sam Mazza Foundation, the magnificent estate will remain a treasured Pacifica landmark for all to enjoy.

Author Bio:

Bridget Oates is a professional writer with a passion for history. Shortly after moving to Pacifica, she became captivated by the castle and knew this fascinating story had to be told. Working closely with the Sam Mazza Foundation, the McCloskey family, the Pacifica Tribune, the Pacifica Historical Society, and countless locals, this intriguing tale now comes to life through nearly 200 historical photographs.
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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, May 14th, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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Florey's quoted in S.F. Chronicle!

Florey's Books is mentioned briefly in an article about the earthquake that occured yesterday. Read the full article here:



http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/19/BASH1J32JA.DTL

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New Poetry Series starting at Florey's Books!

Florey's Books would like to invite you to the inaugural evening of our new monthly poetry series.


***Saturday, April 30th, 7-9:30pm***


The series will continue, the last Saturday of each month at the same time. Each evening will have featured poets, as well as an open mic period. Sign-up for the open mic is from 7-7:30pm.


We hope to see you!


***Saturday, April 30th, 7-9:30pm***
(and each final Saturday following that)


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"Coastside Detectives: The Grand View" book event, Saturday, April 23rd!

Florey's Books welcomes author Matthew O’Malley as he discusses his book "Coastside Detectives: The Grand View".

***Saturday, April 23rd, 2-4pm***

About the book:

The story told in Coastside Detectives encompasses both the storied past of California’s “Baghdad by the Bay” and all-too-bloody headlines from the real Baghdad of today’s Iraq. Detective Mike Mason now lives in Pacifica but is drawn back to the rough streets of the city’s Tenderloin District by a new client, Laura Grandviewer, who is as beautiful as she is untrustworthy. Lies and half-truths send Mike upon a crooked path and before he can unsnarl all of the loose ends Laura has set waving in the criminal winds, a growing body count will work to unnerve this harden detective and will end in a climactic splash of blood.

In Coastside Detectives, Mike Mason, the latest in a long line of West Coast private eyes, takes stock of the state of his soul as he navigates the complexities of a criminal caper, and finds clarity for both in the fog-scrubbed sky viewed from California’s winding Highway One.

About the author:

Matthew O'Malley was born and raised in San Francisco but has been living in Pacifica for over ten years. He is also the author of a self-published collection of short stories, Tales for Sale, and has recently won multiple flash story contests that will be included in a forthcoming collaborative book an art exhibit hosted by Kenney Mencher at the Art Haus Gallery in San Francisco beginning April 8th. The art show and accompanying book is titled Renovated Reputations: Paintings and Fiction inspired by Vintage Portrait Photographs.



For more information, please visit his website:

http://www.coastsidedetectives.com/

We hope to see you!

***Saturday, April 23rd, 2-4pm***

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