A reception and book signing will be held at The Inn on Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett on May 9 to celebrate the publication of Jim Shannon’s first novel, Dying for Attention. The thriller is set in a small town high school, where students and staff are being murdered! The mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Jim Shannon taught English at ORR for many years, chaired the English Department, and currently teaches classes at Bristol Community College. He has been a writer all of his life with numerous publications in The Providence Journal, Boston Herald, Mad magazine and the TV Guide. Several of his mystery stories have been published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. He is a recipient of the New England Mystery Writers Al Blanchard Award for best mystery short story and co-author of A Miscellany of Murder. Dying for Attention is his first novel and can be purchased on Amazon. Please join Jim for a reading and signed copy of his novel on May 9 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm.