THE HOUSE OF STONE MYSTERY and Other Stories

I Have Always Known Roger I. Garza As A Person With A Tremendous Zeal For Writing. That Is Why When I Read His Stories I Was Not Surprised. I Knew That One Day He Would Come Up With Them.The Eight Stories In This Collection Encompass An Incredible Range Of Emotions Holding The Reader With Fine Prose Gripping Suspense Well-Conceived Plots And Surprise Endings.Fear And Mystery Dominate The Fabric Of 'The Old Man And The Lizard.'Realistic Characterization In 'The House Of Stone Mystery' Brings To Life Passion And Sex As The Male Antagonist Carries On Intimate Love Affairs With Three Related Women In A Home The Comeuppance Right At The End With Murders And Convictions.'Ghost' Forces You To Read On And The Plot Eventually Leads You To Just What And Who The Ghost Is.It'S Hard To Forget The Carefully Crafted Twist In The Ending Of 'Housekeeper' Just As The 'Blue Christmas' And 'The Diamond Ring' Immerse The Reader In A Pool Of Affection Attachment Pathos Suspense And Tragic Loss. Unique Is The Bond Between A Human Being And A Bird In 'A Parakeet Named Paula.' All Eight Stories Carry Their Own Separate Identities Representing Various Literary Genres From Mystery Romance And Crime To Fantasy Horror And Passion. Each Story Comes Up With A Vivid Illustration Of The Human Character Its Weaknesses And Strengths.Experience The Moving Accounts Of The Characters In Each Of The Stories.Roger I. Garza Set Foot On The Hallowed Ground Of Fiction Writing. And His Initial Works Herald More Equally Splendid Feats To Come.