For the Love of Maggie O'Die

A mystery wrapped around two love stories with the same woman, Maggie O'Die. Like so many mysteries, Cle Curbo’s new novel, For the Love of Maggie O’Die, opens with a body, but lest you get too comfortable, nothing is at all what it seems. From the first page, Curbo crafts a mystery, sci-fi adventure that takes the readers on a rollercoaster ride, putting them in the driver’s seat, while trying to figure out what exactly is happening. The book grabs you and makes you want to keep reading with crisp prose and engaging dialogue. Curbo hooks his readers by dishing out the clues with a deft and talented hand, offering enough breadcrumbs to keep his audience reading until the crack of dawn. - M.L. Hamilton, Author of the Peyton Brooks Mysteries Cle Curbo keeps the reader guessing in this mystery set in the not too distant future in the Bay Area where scientific breakthroughs make the impossible possible. His unique voice nods to noir and seamlessly blends the genres of mystery and love story. - Susan Wiedner, MFA in Creative Writing In For the Love of Maggie O’Die, mysteries nest inside puzzles jigsawed with secrets. Do characters’ names conceal a hint? Who’s dead or alive? Who’s young and who’s old? Plot twists face readers from start to astoundng finale. It’s like a locked room mystery, exploded out into the open road. - June Gillam, Author of Hillary Broome Crime Fiction Simon Silibus is unflinchingly devoted to his friend, Ryger Deacon's comatose body. Simon plans to give Ryger a new life and a new name, but he must first get him to Heavenly Hospice without being caught by the “trackers.” Author Cle Curbo’s unusual premise along with the brilliant use of crisp dialogue, provides a taut and building tension in an edgy yet beautiful display of fiction at its best. - Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte, Author, Betrayal on the Bayou