A Merry Scary Christmas

Marley’s Boast
by Marv Gold

A true literary homage to Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, it is set on Christmas Eve 1860, many years after Scrooge was transformed by the ghosts of Christmas. Now seven years after his passing, his ghost is quite disturbed. Something evil is afoot. The ghost of his old partner Jacob Marley seems bent on wreaking revenge among those he blames for his dismal fate. Scrooge vows to confront him. Now Tiny Tim has grown into a bright, capable young man and has met the young and attractive Annabel. Bob Cratchit (thanks to Scrooge's nephew Fred) now owns Scrooge's loan company. Scrooge rescues them in this highly entertaining story. Midwest Book Review

Hannibal’s Last Conquest

The Elephant Who Crossed The Alps
by Marv Gold

The story of Hannibal, the greatest and most successful of the Carthaginian generals to oppose the Mediterranean hegemony of Rome in the spring of 1217 B.C. Leading some 90,000 troops and a small band of war elephants, Hannibal successfully invaded Italy by crossing into the Roman empire by way of the Pyrenees, Alps, and Apennines mountain ranges. Novelist Marv Gold pays close attention to historic details as he tells the story of Hannibal through the eyes of his mistress Pilar (a royal camp follower and trained assassin). This is replete with colorful characters, plot twists, military strategy and dramatic battles.
Midwest Book Review