Mrs. Cook and the Klan: Booze, Bloodshed, and Bigotry in America’s Heartland

History

Chorneau, Tom

Americas

Bison Books

<p>Benny’s wife of twenty-five years leaves him for a 2009 Harley Fat Bob and a quest for something more. Benny, a simple shopkeeper, resigns himself to go the distance alone.But this is Drytown, a place tucked and magically folded into the Sierra foothills. Here the miner’s code still resonates and the curse of the Mother Lode still swirls. And when an ancestor’s long forgotten will threatens the town, Benny has no choice but to comply with its demand.He must find love again.At risk is the only home he’s ever known. Indeed all is in peril—St. Mel’s parish, the refugee camp in the hills, the Dabbagh Motel and Aquatic Park, even Uncle Nik’s Coffee and Cannabis Canteen.Benny is no hero, but to protect those he loves he braves the darkness of online dating for seniors; hooks up with a Ukrainian supermodel; and foils the kidnapping of his true love by henchmen working for a Samoan drug lord.And, oh yeah, there’s treasure, too.</p>

A little scherzo plays in Drytown

Literature & Fiction

DartFrog Plus

<p>More than a decade before a distracted nation became transfixed by clumsy efforts to fake the news, a cabal of corporate insiders organized a far more nuanced and insidious persuasion machine in California's capital. Led by one of the state's top political reporters and his uncle, the managing partner of a big wheel lobbying firm, the operation netted the partners more than $7 million during the brief sixteen months the website was running. The deception was clever and hard to spot, never anything too overt, just enough to push a client's agenda along. It was sweet. No one could ever claim to be a victim and no one could ever argue a crime had been committed. They even had a line into the governor's office, but had to be careful that nothing blew back on an unsuspecting Schwarzenegger.</p>

Enterprise Reporting: Can anyone ever really trust the news again?

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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