entitled "Bermuda''.

This fictional romance, written by former resident Pamela Townley, is now available on local shelves.

The main focus of the book is a New York supermodel who discovers what really lies beneath Bermuda's beauty when she returns to the Island to investigate the suspicious death of her step-brother.

But as she gets nearer to the truth about her brother's death more people are murdered "exposing Bermuda as not the sun-drenched idyll the well-oiled tourists see from their hotel balconies, but a seething mass of sexual, social, and racial tensions, ready to explode onto the streets with devastating consequences...'' Townley, who writes this novel under the alias of Vanessa Fox, lived and worked in Bermuda for four years while her father, who was a Commodore of the West Indies, was here on a naval posting.

Townley interviewed a wide range of local personalities during her a month-long stay in Bermuda to research the book. They included Health Minister Mr. Quinton Edness, assistant commissioner of Police Mr. Wayne Perinchief and lawyer Mr. Julian Hall.

MAN IN COURT FOR FLOUTING BAN CTS Man in court for flouting ban A man who was barred from entering the Unity Foundation of Truth Church, pleaded guilty this week to two charges of trespassing.

Anthony Rego, 44, admitted entering the church on May 1 and 8 despite receiving a registered letter warning him to stay away from the Reid Street premises.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Kenrick James said that on the second occasion, church officials called Police who removed Rego from the church.

They alleged that between the two incidents, pieces of paper with nonsensical writing but bearing Rego's name were found in the church.

Rego, who occupies the same Reid Street building, said he had not returned to the church since his arrest and did not intend to go back.

Senior Magistrate the Wor. Charles-Etta Simmons bound Rego over for six months and fined him $300. "I find it a shame that a church won't allow you on their premises but it is private property,'' she said.

DRINKS ALLOWED AT HARBOUR GALLERY LIQ Drinks allowed at Harbour Gallery The Bermuda Society of Arts was granted a club licence yesterday for its new Harbour Gallery on Pitts Bay Road.

The Liquor Licensing Authority granted the non-commercial licence in Magistrates' Court.

Mr. Elmer Midgett, BSA president, said the club would be open seven days a week.

The BSA, which will continue to occupy the west exhibition room at City Hall, recently opened the new location in Falconer House, just east of Waterloo House.

Founded in 1956 as a volunteer charity, the BSA has about 600 members, including 50 artists.

SWEARING GETS MAN IN TROUBLE CTS Swearing gets man in trouble A Sandys man who swore at a Police officer was given a conditional three-month discharge by Senior Magistrate, the Wor. Charles-Etta Simmons yesterday.

Reid Jones, 22, admitted using offensive words when officers asked a group of men on Cambridge Road in the early morning of October 21, to turn down their radio.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Earl Kirby said Jones continued to swear after the officer warned him to stop.

Jones told the court he had been celebrating a friend's birthday. He claimed the officer had harassed him and his friends.

MORE STAFF TO BOOST BEERGARDEN EAT More staff to boost Beergarden The Liquor Licensing Authority approved a licence transfer to the new owner of the Beergarden in Washington Lane yesterday.

The licence was transferred to new owner Mr. Stanley Mocklow from The Flying Chef Ltd., the previous owner.

Mr. Mocklow, represented at the hearing in Magistrates' Court by lawyer Mr.

Mark Pettingill, said he planned no major changes but had increased staff to improve service.