Joseph Patrick Rogers
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Hello.  Welcome to my homepage.  I live in  St. Louis, Missouri.

You can read two excerpts from my novel, The Snow Maiden: a Suspense Thriller, by clicking here or on the book cover to the right.

You can also read two excerpts from my other suspense novel, Maiden of Orleans: a Bayou Thriller, by clicking here or on its book cover.

You can read two excerpts from the new mystery novel, It Happened in St. Louis: A Murder Mystery, by Ann C. Rogers (my mother) by clicking here or on its book cover below.

Some of my plays and other writings are posted below along with some writings by my parents.
Redemption at Sea  (A sailor finds mystery and wonder in this poem-story)

Wedding Vows   (A couple consider marriage in this sing-song verse poem)

Forest Journey  (This poem tells a short story about a girl's adventure)

True Magic        (This poem includes a Christmas theme)
Adrienne's Magical Day  (a fantasy short story set in Ireland)

Realm of Haden:  A Space-Age Fantasy  (Chapters 1 to 8)  (Ch. 9 to 19 of the novel)

Murder in the Courthouse (a mystery story)       

The Case of the Missing Professor  (a mystery set in St. Louis)   
The Perils of a Cautious Man   (a thriller story by Lawrence E. Rogers)

The Stalker   (a suspenseful short story by Lawrence E. Rogers)

The Country Doctor (Honore de Balzac) (abridged & edited by Lawrence Rogers)

After Death, A New Life
(A discussion for persons of all religious denominations) by Lawrence E. Rogers

Fifty Geniuses  (historical persons worth knowing better) by Lawrence Rogers

Once Upon a Time verses (a poem for children by Ann Catherine Rogers)  

The Right to Be Merry  (a great essay by Ann C. Rogers)         

It Happened in St. Louis (a murder mystery novel by Ann C. Rogers)  
Writings by my Parents
I can be contacted by e-mail at rogers519@hotmail.com
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This page was last updated on March 6, 2008
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Plays
If your theater group would like to stage one of my plays, just contact me by e-mail at  rogers519@hotmail.com

Morning Paper: a one-act play

Garden Sanctuary: a one-act play

Child of Wonder: a modern Christmas drama in one-act

A Princess and her Five Suitors: a one-act play in verse

The Magician's Gambit: a one-act play in verse

Who Said It?: a whodunnit in two acts

The Sword of St. Louis: a romantic drama in three short acts
The Magician's Gambit
New!
The Perils of a Cautious Man
After Death, A New Life
(A discussion for persons of all religious denominations)
by
Lawrence E. Rogers

Family Photo Album