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The Mystery of the Broken Gargoyle World War 1. England is under siege. Zeppelin attacks are something to be feared, especially in and around London. In the north of the country, where this story takes place, things are quieter. Two Boy Scouts, fast friends, while working on their Astronomy badge, uncover a secret German plot to assassinate a brilliant scientist who is developing a cutting edge offensive weapon for the British military. The mystery unfolds in a setting that includes a nearby German prisoner-of-war camp, as well as an abandoned abbey dating to the Middle Ages, and a turncoat prison camp guard who has lost one arm to the war. In an unexpected display of bravery, the two Scouts foil the German plot and capture the foreign agent, for which they are awarded the King's Scout Award, the highest honor a British Boy Scout can earn.

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Steven Burgauer, Biography Avid hiker, Eagle Scout, and founder of a mutual fund, Steven Burgauer resides in Florida. A graduate of Illinois State University and the New York Institute of Finance, Steve writes science fiction and historic fiction. Burgauer's The Road to War: Duty & Drill, Courage & Capture is based on the journals of an American WWII infantryman who landed at Normandy, was wounded and taken prisoner by the Nazis. A member of the Society of Midland Authors, Steven is included in The Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 2: Dimensions of the Midwestern Literary Imagination. Some of his SF titles include The Grandfather Paradox, The Railguns of Luna, The Fornax Drive, and SKULLCAP. Other books of his include The Night of the Eleventh Sun, a Neanderthal's first encounter with man, and The Wealth Builder's Guide: An Investment Primer. Steven contributed to the zany, serial mystery, Naked Came the Farmer, headlined by Philip Jose Farmer. His work has been reviewed in many places, including LOCUS, SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE, the PEORIA JOURNAL STAR, the EUREKA LITERARY MAGAZINE, and PROMETHEUS, the journal of the Libertarian Futurist Society. A review of The Railguns of Luna from the prestigious SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE (June 2001): Steven Burgauer writes old style science fiction in which heroes and villains are easily identified, the action is fast and furious, and the plot twists and turns uncontrollably. His newest is the story of a crack team of military specialists who discover that the brilliant but warped Cassandra Mubarak is planning to use advanced scientific devices to seize control of the world. To stop her, they must infiltrate her heavily guarded headquarters and rescue the fair maiden in distress. This is action adventure written straightforwardly and not meant to be heavily literary or provide pithy commentary on the state of humanity. Don D'Ammassa When Steven lived in Illinois, the State of Illinois Library included him in a select group of authors invited to the state's Authors' Day. He has often been a speaker and panel member at public library events and science-fiction conventions all across the country. His website is: http: //sites.google.com/site/stevenburgauer http: //midlandauthors.com/burgauer.html

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