The Prince of Steel Pier

The Prince of Steel Pier book cover — THE PRINCE OF STEEL PIER STACY NOCKOWITZ KAR BEN PUBLISHING

The Prince of Steel Pier — page 1 — FOR MOM DAD AND THE ST CHARLES IN MY HEART

The Prince of Steel Pier — page 2 — 1 CHAPTER 1 ST BONAVENTURE HOTEL ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY AUGUST 1975 It's nine o'clock on Friday morning and Mrs. Goldberg is definitely dead We stand around the bed in her hotel room but Mrs. Goldberg isn't waiting for us to decide what to do next She died in her sleep She's just lying there eyes closed mouth ajar She's the first dead hotel guest I've ever seen Come to think of it she's the first dead anything I've ever seen except for bugs That might explain why I'm shaking She doesn't look peaceful like I thought a dead person person would look More like defeated Or deflated She's a balloon with the air let out Uncle Sol rubs his chin like he expects there to be a beard beneath his fingers And here I thought we were going to get through the whole summer without one

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