Lightning Strikes is a genuine Tom Sawyer intergenerational tale. It is a straight-forward, true to the heart story, set in a small, blue-collar Ohio town in the late 50s-early 60s. It's the gentler prequel to Lightning Bugs And Aliens, astold through 13-year-old Ben's eyes. Ben works with his grandfather, his dad, and an older Black man in a tavern they own that's become a gathering place for the town. When a stranger drives up with money pouring from his pockets, Ben's ...

A coming-of-age short story told through the eyes of a 12-year old boy, and set against the racial backdrop of life in a small town in the middle of America in 1959. The story centers around Ben, his grandpa George, his dad, and Wally, the black man who works in the tavern they own that’s a gathering place for the town. When Angelo Cosentino drives up in his Cadillac during the heat of summer, with money pouring from his pockets, Ben’s life begins to change. Ebook and paperback, age approp...

Kirkus Reviews (America’s premier and oldest book reviewer) describes the book as "Accomplished, ambitious crime fiction...a multilayered tale that has shades of California noir à la Chinatown." 5 STARS, "Best Books of 2014" from IndieReader. "...Written in the style of Elmore Leonard," says the San Francisco Book Review. Part mystery, part suspense, part romance, an exploration of contemporary morality and temptation.Dylan Blake, a rookie cop at age 40 promoted to detective, finds...