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What price did our World War II veterans pay for Liberty? "For Liberty" is a World War II veteran's inspiring life story of courage, sacrifice, survival and resilience Ed was a Jewish-American soldier who served in the 399th Infantry Regiment of the 100th Division in Europe during World War 2. From the end of 1944 through 1945, the division fought valiantly to repel the Germans from France. Ed recalls the battle in the trenches, hand to hand combat that involved knifing the enemy, throwing molotov cocktails at enemy tanks and more horrors of war during the 164 days of relentless combat. The 100th division suffered over 12,215 casualties and hundreds of soldiers reported as missing in action were actually taken prisoner by the Nazis in Germany and mistreated as were all of the holocaust victims.
About the Author
In the May, 2008, issue of the AARP Bulletin Mike Befeler was identified as one of four authors in a new emerging mystery sub-genre. Harlan Coben, president of Mystery Writers of America stated, "We've just scratched the surface on geezer-lit. It could be the next frontier in crime fiction." Mike turned his attention to fiction writing after a career in high technology marketing. Mike's published books include six book in the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series:
- RETIREMENT HOMES ARE MURDER, January, 2007
- LIVING WITH YOUR KIDS IS MURDER, April, 2009 (nominated for the prestigious Lefty Award for the best humorous mystery novel of 2009)
- SENIOR MOMENTS ARE MURDER, August, 2011
- CRUISING IN YOUR EIGHTIES IS MURDER, December, 2012, (a finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery novel of 2012
- CARE HOMES ARE MURDER, June, 2013
- NURSING HOMES ARE MURDER, May, 2014
Other published books include:
- A paranormal private investigator mystery,THE V V AGENCY, April, 2013
- A paranormal geezer-lit mystery, THE BACK WING, August, 2013
- A theater mystery, MYSTERY OF THE DINNER PLAYHOUSE, January, 2015
- A non-fiction book, FOR LIBERTY: A WORLD WAR II SOLDIER'S INSPIRING LIFE STORY OF COURAGE, SACRIFICE, SURVIVAL AND RESILIENCE May, 2015
- A historical mystery, MURDER ON THE SWITZERLAND TRAIL, October, 2015
- COURT TROUBLE, A PLATFORM TENNIS MYSTERY August, 2016
- An international thriller, THE TESLA LEGACY, February, 2017
Mike holds a Master's degree from UCLA and a Bachelor's degree from Stanford. He grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and now lives in Lakewood, California. Mike is past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America.
