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A Very Persistent Illusion\u00a0is a book by crime writer L. C. Tyler. He is a past chair of the Crime Writers Association and author of the Herring series.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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very persistent illusion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Plot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Inventor of the Sorensen-Birtwistle Revised Scale of Girl-Rage, Chris has a beautiful girlfriend (Virginia), two likeable potential parents-in-law (Hugh and Daphne) and a classic sports car with a leather-covered gear stick. Impending matrimony and the car\u2019s leaking roof seem to be the only clouds on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But his apparently comfortable world is turned upside down when Hugh dies suddenly and Daphne (after one Irish Cream too many) reveals some shocking information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an inn, in the Danube Valley, in the seventeenth century, a certain cantankerous philosopher seems to have some words of guidance for our modern-day hero. We join Virginia and Chris (and Ren\u00e9) as they seek to uncover the truth about Hugh, themselves and the meaning of life. A Very Persistent Illusion<\/em> is a hilarious, hugely inventive and thought-provoking novel about love, madness and reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A very persistent illusion is available from Amazon<\/a> at https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jqcnCF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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