“Whatever Happened to Sara,” a Thriller by Gwen Beaudean Thoma, EdD, Has Readers on the Edge of Their Seats

Farrar, Missouri residents’ peaceful lives were upended by a murder in 1953. Residents of this little town are filled with curiosity and anxiety following Sara Turner’s horrible murder by an unidentified perpetrator.

Sara teaches at their neighborhood school, and everyone in their sleepy, reserved town is familiar with her. Sara is adored by the Lutheran community, and her vibrant vitality contrasts sharply with Farrar’s modest way of life. The opportunity to be content in a love relationship is the only thing Sara is missing. She experienced a horrific relationship, and she has had little luck finding love. Sara has a talent for charming and luring guys to give her a shot. She always rejects them nonetheless due to her relationship trauma.

In July 1953, Sara was discovered dead on a country road close to Farrar; this had never happened before. Residents assume that the perpetrator is not a Farrar resident because everyone in the area knows everyone else. John Barnes, the sheriff of Perry County, is eager to solve this crime. As he pieced together the riddle and learned more about Sara, the need to get revenge on the young woman whose life had been cut short gripped him.

The suspenseful novel “Whatever Happened to Sara” will have readers on the edge of their seats. The readers are drawn into the narrative by Gwen’s talent for excellent storytelling. She makes use of her broad passion for writing, which she has always had. Gwen is skilled at combining many plot twists into one cohesive narrative to produce an engaging ending.

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“Whatever Happened to Sara”

Author: Gwen Beaudean Thoma, EdD

Publisher: Your Online Publicist

Published Date: June 2022

Book Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

About the Author

Gwen Beaudean Thoma, EdD was born and raised in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a small college town along the Mississippi River. She attended the local college and graduated in 1969 with her basic nursing degree. Gwen was a registered professional nurse for 42 years at Southeast Missouri Hospital. During that time she continued her education receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and a Master’s Degree in Administration at Southeast Missouri State University. In 1999 Gwen graduated from the University of Memphis with her Doctorate in Education. Dr. Thoma loves to write and published her first book in 2016 entitled “No More Biting”. It is a children’s book written for parents, grandparents and teachers who have children who bite. It was written originally for her grandson in 2001. He had trouble with biting his friends at school. After retiring in 2011, Dr. Thoma decided to have it published.

Events in Dr. Thoma’s life entangled her in 5 murders in Cape Girardeau. These murders changed her life forever and followed her for 30 years. Thus in 2015, Gwen wrote this book entitled “Living with Murder for Thirty Years”. Her love for writing is like a second career and even though the differences between children’s books and murder mysteries is huge, Dr. Thoma believes one should never limit possibilities in writing and authorship.

Dr. Thoma’s third book entitled “The Cat Named Bud” is another children’s book meant for lower elementary age children who are beginning readers. Children love their pets and can relate to the story of this pet.

This book, “Whatever Happened to Sara” is a work of fiction about a 23-year-old elementary teacher who is murdered on a deserted road in 1953. Writing fiction is particularly challenging because it requires more creativity to come up with a plot and the characters. The only thing real in this book is the location of the crime in Farrar, Missouri. Dr Thoma believes this story is intriguing and suspenseful from the very first chapter until the very end.