You Are Not Amanda Martin

About the Book

Mary Griffin is unexpectedly drawn into a murder when she goes to pick up an antique gathering basket for a wedding she is catering. She drops to the floor, picks up her gathering basket, and makes her escape through the front door of the antique shop. The killing had precipitated over a small black book that the victim had inadvertently placed in Mary’s gathering basket. It contained all the criminal activities of the killer and his partner and the password and account number of a Swiss bank account. When Mary realizes that her life is in danger, she attempts to leave New York only to find out that her three-year-old daughter has been kidnapped by the killer. The killer has one of his employees raise the child, keeping her hostage in hopes of recovering his black book. It is not until the child’s seventeenth birthday when she seeks a reading from a fortune-teller that she told that she is not Amanda Martin. Uncovering the truth about her birth and her fraternal mother turns out to be a dangerous and precarious adventure for both the mother and the child.

About the Author

Roland Vincent Boike was born October 28, 1930 at his family home in Madeira, Ohio. He is the son of Dr. Stephen Boike and Ludvica Rensi Boike and is one of seven children. During the Korean War, Roland served in 134th and the 147th Field Artillery as Chief of Section of a 105 Howitzers Battalion. Roland attended Western Kentucky State University, Ohio State Department of Agriculture, and the University of Cincinnati Department of Applied Arts. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend Lincoln College of Chiropractic where he graduated in 1962 with a Degree in Chiropractic. Roland practiced Chiropractic in Loveland, Ohio for thirty- five years and was a Staff Physician at Jewish Hospital in Kenwood, Ohio. He served as Team Physician for Loveland High School, Western Brown High School and Wilmington College Girls Soccer Team. Roland served as Mayor and Vice Mayor in Loveland, Ohio, a community of over 10,500 residents. Roland was a founder and Director of The Community National Bank, Loveland, Ohio and Chairman of the Loveland 1976 Centennial Celebration, which produced a live outdoor spectacular, “The History of Loveland.” Roland was a founder, past president and member of the Board of Trustees of The Loveland Chamber of Commerce. He designed the Valentine postage meter stamp and the Logo “There Is Nothing In The World So Sweet As Love.” He was recognized with an award from The National Safety Council for saving the lives of three children in a submerged automobile at Lake Isabella in May 1964. Roland was honored by the City of Loveland, Ohio for dedicated service to the community with a commemorative marker In the Veteran’s Memorial Park. Roland is a Kentucky Colonel and has received numerous awards for civic achievements.