George Bricker's Tickling Chanterelle

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George Bricker's Tickling Chanterelle takes readers on a literary excursion back in time to 1937 Hollywood, where the young stars of a mystery radio show find themselves entwined in a web of real life intrigue as mystery, strange incidences, the incredible, the Cryptozoic and the supernatural intersect.

Set in Hollywood, 1937, with the golden age of radio still in swing as a major form of entertainment. As it happens two young up and coming radio actors Norman Felskin and Betsy Poldosky are working on a Radio show pilot; The Valley Sleuths, on the RTO (the Rensselaer Theatrical Orpheum) Studios movie lot.

Moreover, the lines of reality and fantasy obfuscate, as a real life mystery builds and suspense begins to permeate the environment when a troubling conundrum comes to their attention by way of a young cafeteria worker on the lot, Julio Velasquez. After Julio's uncle does not show up to meet him at an old movie backlot, Julio needs help tracking down what happened to him however, that is not the only mystery brewing as there are rumors of the script that they are working on, as being based on puzzling true life events. Also, adding further to the mix of intrigue and mystery, is the rash of unexplained and troubling incidences on another part of the movie lot where the progress of a horror movie in the works gets hampered. The adventure, action and intrigue fly as the young adults find their way to the heart of the mystery. …show more content…

His adept style of writing washes skillfully through the book as the adventures of Norman Felskin, Betsy Poldosky and Julio Velasquez progresses. Albeit, while the book does not have the expected flow, like other books of fiction, his words do flow with ease and paint vivid images that stimulate the reader's curiosity as well as the

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