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Sayville resident releases ‘80s thriller crime noir. Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney of Sayville recently released a crime noir novel, “Dr. Altman and the Concubines.”

Jacqueline Shortell McSweeney worked for years to better the lives of women in the workplace. McSweeney, 78, of Sayville, is a lawyer who also spent time working for the Women’s Venture Fund and the award-winning Women Make Movies. Her latest project, “Dr. Altman and the Concubines,” is an ‘80s-set crime novel that follows a female running her own detective agency.

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News and Press Release, “Dr. Altman and the Concubines” by Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney

News and Press Release, “Dr. Altman and the Concubines” by Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney will be featured in Spring 2022 Move over Sue Grafton, Michael Connolly, Adrian McKinty, Shortell-McSweeney is in town. Shortell-McSweeney has nailed it in a hard noir thriller about a detective who encounters many twists, and slime, as she challenges corruption in a quest for Truth and Justice. The question posed is “Do people deserve one another?”

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