Host A Local-Mystery Author In Your Book group!

Want something fun and different to safely do? Gather some friends online, bring a glass of wine, and enjoy some holiday togetherness.

Local author and art-activist, RM Allen, is now available to speak to your Zoom book group or social gathering about her trilogy of historical-fiction mysteries. Her quick and fun mysteries are set in familiar locations throughout downtown Exeter. They bring to life some Black citizens of our past, when Exeter was home to the highest percentage of Blacks in the State.

• “Incident at Exeter Tavern” features Black Revolutionary War soldier, Jude Hall and his family
• “Incident at Ioka” features Black Abolitionist poet James M. Whitfield
• “Incident at Exeter Depot” set in Suffragette-era Exeter, featuring Black entrepreneur, John G. Cutler, and Rebecca Walker and her family (Book launch spring 2021)

The author has spent many hours at the Exeter Historical Society researching these unsung people. She has also dug up some strong women from our past to lead the stories such as: Tabitha Tenney, Betsy Clifford, and Dr. Alice Chesley. The fictional sleuth is Maryvonne, a modern-day artist with French flair and an ability to peer into the past. We follow Maryvonne around Exeter as she sets up her easel, attends art shows, book talks, festivals - and speaks with people who may seem quite familiar to you. All the things we used to do in person before the pandemic!

The Exeter Newsletter has written two pieces on RM Allen’s work, and how it relates to her activism to help shine a light on our true history.

The author would be happy to be invited to your online Zoom group and give a small presentation, with pictures, and answer your questions. Both Water Street Bookstore and Amazon/Kindle carry the books, but it is not a requirement to have read the books. She has pledged 100% of the book profits, which totals $1000 so far, to benefit a tangible Black Heritage project in downtown Exeter.

To extend an invitation to the author, email her at: RmAllenNH@gmail.com