The Haunting of Eveline Paine

About the Book

The hurricane of 1929 devastated Miami and affected Eveline Paine’s plans for a new life in South Florida. Ransom letters and threats of kidnapping her sons, Patrick and Andrew, led Eveline to gangsters and situations that forced her to relive her previous life in New York State. Many individuals from her past and present had been involved in attempts to undermine her wealth that she inherited from her late husband, Wallace Paine. After attempts and threats to kill Eveline, a detective from the Miami Police Department, Jonathon Bingham, is assigned to the case and proceeds to uncover more criminal activity than expected. Eveline had believed the corruption that was exposed years ago, and put to a trial in Rochester, New York, a few years earlier, had been concluded. She is still haunted by suspicious characters and circumstances that appear to be people and events from her former life in Geneva, NY. After many months of uncertainty, situations unfold causing Eveline to learn the truth about people in her past when she and Eleanor Roosevelt share lunch at the Biltmore Hotel. After learning new information, Eveline is forced to rethink and face what had happened many years ago. Being concerned about her future now, because everyone is either dead, in prison, or moved away, Eveline suffers from a recurring ailment that has implications for her future. From The House of Many Windows and The Spirit of Wallace Paine to The Haunting of Eveline Paine, Eveline is forced to overcome unbelievable odds which ultimately give her the freedom for a new life.

About the Author

John Robert Allen resides in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State and in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has conducted workshops about the process for writing a trilogy at Oasis, an educational opportunity center for individuals who are fifty-five and older. He has facilitated the Washington Street Readers and Writers Literary group for eight years. Mr. Allen has led tours of the city, where his books have taken place for Koning Daytours of Rochester, New York. Because one of the families in his books was originally from Napanee, Ontario, Canada, Mr. Allen is hoping to be a guest on the Steven and Chris Show filmed at the Canadian Broadcast Company in Toronto. Mr. Allen gained insight into life in the Miami area when he lived in Miami Beach. His experiences helped in the development of The Haunting of Eveline Paine, completing the trilogy of the Paine family.