Delaplaine's 2013 Long Weekend Guide to Rio de Janeiro (Long Weekend Guides)
Andrew Delaplaine has written in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile), travel writing, journalism.  Writes several series: The Jack Houston St. Clair political thriller novels.  “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. “The Annals of Santopia” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later.  Other novels: “Midnight Mass,” about the Christmas Eve robbery of historic Trinity Church in New York. “The Trap Door” follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. “The Meter Maid Murders,” a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids.   Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details).  His latest film, “Meeting Spencer,” starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.   He is based on South Beach in Miami.  Email: andrewdelaplaine@mac.com Writes the popular Delaplaine Travel Guides which are updated throughout the year in both print and ebook formats for these cities: San Francisco Las Vegas Miami & South Beach Key West & the Florida Keys Walt Disney World & Orlando Fort Lauderdale  Delaplaine’s “Long Weekend” Guides Long Weekend Guide to Naples  Long Weekend Guide to Palm Beach Long Weekend Guide to Venice (Calif.) Long Weekend Guide to Napa Valley Long Weekend Guide to Sonoma Valley Long Weekend Guide to Sarasota Long Weekend Guide to South Beach Long Weekend Guide to New York (Manhattan) Long Weekend Guide to Washington, D.C.  Long Weekend Guide to Austin  Long Weekend Guide to Rio de Janeiro Long Weekend Guide to Cancun Long Weekend Guide to Merida (Mexico)