Murder at Amston Lake: Dirk Adler, a retired Systems Programmer and troubleshooter, finds a dead body in an abandoned stone foundation near Amston Lake, CT. Not content to wait for the snail-like investigation by the police, he branches out on his own to discover why the man was killed. Uncovering the reason for the murder, he almost gets himself and his girlfriend killed. Accompanied by his pet pig, he follows a trail that leads from hebron to Manchester to Martha's VIneyard and back to Amston. Join Dirk, Margot and Wendell on an exciting and enigmatic adventure in this classic mystery novel.

2007, 107 Pages, ISBN 0-9660040-6-X. $9.95 + shipping
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The Haunting at Amston Lake: One day, while Dirk Adler was surfing the net, he came across an article about paranormal activities that were supposedly taking place in the woods in Amston, CT. Interested in verifying this, Dirk and his pet pig Wendell, along with his girlfriend Margot, set off into the woods to learn the truth. They find there is more in the woods than ghosts.

2007, 139 Pages, ISBN 0-9660040-7-8. $9.95 + shipping
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Amston Spirits: Retired computer programmer Dirk Adlger is half-heartedly trying to renovate his lakeside bungalow when mystery and history lure him away. A trio of women help him uncover secrets that have lain buried in the woods of Amston for almost three hundred years. Brainy girlfriend Margot, sexy siren Veronica and ethereal psychic JoAnne all have a role to play.

The situation escalates when a developer starts to construct a subdivision in the woods. A series of bizarre accidents lead the police to Dirk's doorstep. Eagle Rock holds the final key to this mind-boggling mystery.

2007, 113 pages. ISBN 0-96660040-8-6. $9.95 + shipping
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Death in Amston Waters: Dirk Adler and his friend Joe Wolf plan a quiet, relaxing afternoon of beer drinking and fishing. They catch a body instead of a fish. Despite warnings from his friend and lover Margot St. Ronan, Dirk decides to investigate on his own how and why the death occurred. His investigations narrow the possible suspects down to two likely candidates.

Unfortunately, while trying to keep Joe out of trouble, he inadvertently becomes a suspect himself. The local residents around Amston Lake offer tidbits that both hinder and help Dirk in his investigation. Margot reluctantly offers suggestions and then helps him in his pursue of clues, as they team up to uncover a motive and the murderer.

2007, 113 pages. ISBN 0-9660040-9-4. $9.95 + shipping
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You won’t be able to put down this enthralling tale of murder and mayhem in the little town of Amston, Connecticut.

2008, 123 Pages, ISBN 0-9660040-3-5. $9.95 + shipping
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The Turner Legacy: A History of Amston Lake: An entertaining and comprehensive history of of the little community of Amston, Connecticut. The author's research ranges from as far back as the early 1600's to present day. Beginning with evidence of the Dutch trading with Pequot Indians, a time line is drawn that allows the reader to easily follow the chain of events through history.

Events covered include the bloody Pequot and Mohegan Native American war, the role Chief Uncas played in the region, how and when the towns of Lebanon and Hebron were incorporated, a visit by George Washington to both towns, the 1853 purchase of furnace property and all land around North Pond by Phineas Turner, his Supreme Court victory awarding him exclusive rights to all water and land under and around the North Pond, the vital role Charles M. Ams assumes upon purchasing Mr. Turner's property, the formation of the tax districts, and the eventual purchase of Amston Lake by the residents.

The text is enriched by colorful and intriguing color photographs. Exhaustively researched, entertaining in nature and impressive in appearance, Mr. Zimmerman has created a most interesting literary work. The author's attention to detail combined with his conversational, narrative style will appeal to any reader with an interest in American historical events.

COLLECTANEA: The historic 44-foot water wheel that drove the Turner Silk Mills provides the backdrop for a short story about a young boy. Three other stories are based on real events that occurred while the author spent a summer at a ranch in Durango, CO. Another recounts folklore from Woodstock, CT. Finally, two Christmas stories will touch your heart and provide material that you will read to your children and grandchildren for years to come.

2006. 89 pages. ISBN 0966004043. $9.95 + shipping
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THE ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD: A venerable Victorian house sits unobtrusively on a nondescript street in a nondescript town. The rooms abound with furniture and decorations that time has forgotten. The house is for rent at a price one cannot pass up. But strange events and movements materialize to all who rent the house. It seems that an elephant doorstop is connected to these eerie occurrences.

2006. 79 pages. ISBN 0966004027. $9.95 + shipping
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THE LEGEND OF THE STONES: A young girl named Carly, who lives in an ancient world, discovers some rocks with runes on them. To learn what the writing means, she travels to a Monastery. There a monk directs her to an old hermit living in a cave in the mountains. The hermit tells her that she has been chosen to carry the message of the Ancients to the present time.

Almost simultaneously, a young man named Jarod is trapped when a roof collapses on him. The hermit appears to him and tells him that if he can overcome his entrapment, he will be the guardian of the message carrier. Jarod frees himself, and with the help of a map, finds the cave and Carly.

For three years, Jarod guards Carly while she studies the ancient scrolls stored in the cave. Carly gains knowledge of the awesome powers needed to fulfill her mission, and to open the door to the future.

2005. 207 pages. ISBN 142088798X. $14.95 plus shipping
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MURDER IN THE GROVE: Mrs. Anabelle Forster was lying on the hard black macadam of the aisle, a bright red patch of oozing blood spreading over her clean white blouse. Two bullets had entered her chest, inches apart. Annie would never see the third act of "The Vinegar Tree."

Amos Lenker, Captain of the two-man police force confronts a murder that takes place in the Mount Gretna, PA playhouse one summer evening. While trying to unravel the complicated clues, he discovers a plot to tear apart the tenuous peace of the Camp Meeting and Chautauqua Districts. The novel is interspersed with tidbits about the history and topography of Gretna. Enjoy a unique adventure into an anachronism of cultures.

2006. 124 pages. ISBN 0966004051. $9.95 plus shipping
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A VIRTUAL VIEW OF LOVE: A poetic adventure that may be real or imagined. Zimmerman starts with a simple meeting of two people on a misty night, carries you along to the ultimate fulfillment of developing love, and then transports you to the eternity of the soul. It is a journey you will never forget. Zimmerman's arousing images, both sensuous and sensual, inspire your imagination to dream of days past and possible nights ahead.

1998. 85 pages. ISBN 0966004000, Library of Congress # 97-74334. $9.95 plus shipping
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HOMEOWNERS OF 1868 in UNION AND SYNDER COUNTIES, PENNSLVANIA: In 1868, G.D. Beers surveyed two counties (and possibly more) in central Pennsylvania. Pomeroy & Beers of Philadelphia published the maps that resulted from the surveys.

This book is an aid to genealogists. To make it easier to research the maps of this part of Pennsylvania, Zimmerman extracted all the names from the maps and has listed them alphabetically by township within Union and Snyder counties.

1989. 96 pages. Library of Congress #89-80579
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