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Pacific Grove Author Promotes Two New Releases B Y R ENE E B R I NCK S T ravel and history have long fascinated Pacific Grove author (avid Laws. So, when the pandemic kept him at home, Laws examined those topics through a local lens. -n his latest book, “Secret Monterey A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure,” Laws explores 4 unusual and under-the-ra- dar stories—from why Monterey has multiple matching (ennis the Menace statues to which four nations have flown their flags over town. Each vignette includes photos and practical sightseeing tips. “-t’s a handy format for somebody who is wandering around town or is tired of standard travel guide suggestions,” says Laws, who has also heard from lifelong residents delighted to learn new facts about their hometown. “Secret Monterey” holds a special significance for Laws, who penned the book as his wife, .ean, wrote her own. She finished “The Mystery of the Mystery Writer’s Mysterious (eath” shortly before cancer ended her life. Laws recently released her paperback on Amazon. “She finished this book just days before she died in (ecember,” he says. “-t’s lovely that she did finish, and -’ll be promoting my dear wife’s work at the same time as -’m sharing mine.” “Secret Monterey: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure” is available through local bookshops and online retailers. Sales support the 4aci½c +rove 6otar] 'lYb´s 0egac] *Ynd. SHORT CUTS LIT (avid 0aws’ new booO ±Secret 1onterey² is a fun, fact filled guide to the 1onterey area, with proceeds benefiting the 4acific +rove 6otary Club’s 0egacy *und. 64 ' % 6 1 ) 0 1 % + % > - 2 ) ˆ * % 0 0 Photo: Kelli Uldall