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'The Last September:' Love And Murder In A Small Town

WUNC | By Will Michaels,

Frank Stasio

Published November 4, 2015 at 12:10 PM EST

Wilmington author Nina de Gramont has based her newest novel on her own experiences during the offseason in Cape Cod.

The thrill of the deserted landscape makes for a unique experience, but the chill of an empty town provides the perfect inspiration for a love story that turns into a murder mystery. A conversation with author Nina de Gramont

"The Last September" (Algonquin/2015) is the story of one woman's search for the truth in a troubled marriage with nearly no one around to help.

Host Frank Stasio talks with de Gramont about "The Last September."

Will Michaels

Will Michaels started his professional radio career at WUNC.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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