the healing place joe c. ellis upper ohio valley books martins ferry , ohio the healing place second edition all rights reserved 2007 by joe c. ellis upper ohio valley books owner : joe c. ellis 71299 skyview drive martins ferry , ohio 43935 phone : 1-740-633-0423 email : joecellis @ comcast.net isbn : 978-0-9796655-1-6 publishers note although this novel , the healing placeprequel to murder at whalehead , is set in an actual place , martins ferry , ohio , it is a work of fiction .