Cottonmouth

By Stuart Glogoff

Darby Williams is a highly decorated veteran who fought with the Army Rangers for three years in North Africa, Sicily, and the European Theater. After V-E Day, he spent two years in post-war Germany assigned to the UN War Crimes Commission. In 1947 he returned home to a frail mother, burdened by memories of combat, Nazis atrocities and survivor guilt. His response to frequent nightmares is excessive drinking and smoking. Those five years in the Army left him struggling in civilian life to fit in and make connections. Set in 1948 Philadelphia, the reader experiences the social, cultural and political issues that Americans faced three years after the war. Among these are: how women were relegated to subordinate roles despite their wartime contributions; the rise of consumerism; television's emergence on the consumer scene; music, movies, and books; the automobile industry's transition; clothing styles; the atomic bomb; and ways to respond to the Soviet Union. After witnessing a judge's murder in a downtown diner, the killer taunts Williams. As the story develops, It becomes clear that the killer is a hired assassin targeting a major political figure at the Republican or Democratic presidential nominating convention. Williams must unravel the puzzle while facing threats to his life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1091976864
• ISBN13: 9781091976863
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"