Shirley’s last work of historical fiction, The Blood Lie, received a great deal of critical acclaim. Various foreign publishers have already demonstrated interest in this book, both with meetings with our Foreign Rights director (Jessica Powers) and the agency who helps us, Nordlyset. Authors Robert Sharenow (The Berlin Boxing Club), Margi Preus (The Heart of a Samurai), and Janet Fox (The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle) have agreed to read the galley for potential blurbs. The book will appeal to booksellers in Oregon, and the general Northwest region, since the U.S. storyline is set in Oregon, and covers a little-examined WWII tragedy that took place in the Gearhart Mountain in southern Oregon. Shirley conducted meticulous research for this book, and includes an afterword with information about the real-life events she covers, which will appeal to educators.