Diane Alvey is a public affairs officer for the U.S. Navy’s Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Her latest project is creating a History Hall to document the air station’s 1940s origins. What she never expected to find was a hidden room – or to uncover a secret stash of papers and ephemera, which includes Frances Parker’s World War II diary.
Frances Parker is a brand-new member of the U.S. Navy WAVES: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. Along with dozens of other women, she is attempting to navigate her way through life during dangerous and uncertain times.
It is August 1943, and war has come to St. Mary’s County. The newly built air station is home to aircraft and ordnance testing, as well as a growing population of workers coming together to defeat a common enemy.
It is also home to murder.
Christine Trent has lived in Southern Maryland for over 30 years and loves the place she calls home-from its beautiful shorelines to its perfect cuisine and unrivaled history. Learn more at www.ChristineTrent.com.
