Biblical Bash Marks THE SHROUD'S Release

COMPANY PRESS RELEASE HOQUIAM, WA – 27 August 2002: Dead End Street® is pleased to announce that more than 100 people filled Pittsburgh’s famous eatery The Italian Grill on Saturday, August 24th, for THE SHROUD’s biblical-themed release party. Attendees were encouraged to come dressed as their favorite biblical figure, with prizes awarded for the best Christ clone. Among those in attendance were prominent members of the Presbyterian and Catholic clergy.

About Jacqueline Druga-Marchetti:

Jacqueline Druga-Marchetti, a Pittsburgh native, is a full time freelance writer with a very strict dedication to her craft. Her published literary works include young adult, horror and poetry. She attributes her creativity to the "love of the unknown, and the whisper beyond her shoulder."

In addition to her full-time, seven-day-a-week writing schedule, Mrs. Druga-Marchetti works extensively with youth literacy programs and participates in a local writers’ group that she founded. She is also a musician, teaches weekly classes on the paranormal, and, according to a popular Pittsburgh radio station, is one of the city’s “top psychic readers.”

Dead End Street currently offers Mrs. Druga-Marchetti's blockbuster tale THE SHROUD. The follow-up to THE SHROUD is currently in the works and is also under contract to Dead End Street.

About THE SHROUD:

THE SHROUD revolves around the Vatican’s attempt to divert attention from its priesthood pedophilia scandals by allowing Doctor Marcus Leon to extract DNA from blood trapped in the Shroud of Turin. Dr. Leon then ignites a firestorm of controversy by announcing his plan to clone the image upon the Shroud – that of the man known by history as Jesus of Nazareth.

The experiment is a success and the masses turn to embrace the clone as the encapsulation of Christ, failing to recognize that science can replicate the body but cannot touch the soul. Devoid of this essential spirit, the clone is nothing more than a directionless vessel in need of a captain – a position quickly assumed by the Anti-Christ, whose strength grows as the geographically fragmented gatherings of “non-believers” are killed.

Can Dr. Leon marshal the forces in time to save the world? Can the Anti-Christ be stopped?

THE SHROUD is available everywhere fine books are sold.

About the Company:

Founded in 1997 by Ivan R. Black, John P. Rutledge and Fred M. Straughn, the company was originally named Dead End Street Publications, LLC. But, upon filing its servicemark with the United States Patent & Trademark Office, the company changed its name to Dead End StreetSM to maximize the value of its servicemark. It has grown from a pioneer in the electronic publishing industry to an integrated publishing and motion picture production company with an extremely strong business model and intellectual property foundation. Its stable contains authors have print publishing credits that include Random House, Dell, Simon & Schuster and Greenwood/Praeger.

More information about Dead End Street? can be found at deadendstreet.com. Company inquiries and requests for information and/or materials should be directed to John P. Rutledge at rutledge@deadendstreet.com.