Fire Eater: A John Maynard and Abby Sinclair Novel (Book 4)

By Bill Lightle

Fire Eater takes the reader on an emotional and thrilling journey that begins on a moonlit fall night in 1957 as a black teenager, Willie Homer Leggett, is lynched by a white mob in Calhoun County, Georgia. Thirty years later newspaper reporters John Maynard and Abby Sinclair are seeking the truth behind the killing. Initially assigned to do a series of stories on the anniversary of the Albany Movement from the early 1960s, Maynard and Sinclair learn of the lynching through the help of a local history professor. Like many such killings in the South back then, no arrests were made in connection with the lynching. But now there are those who knew and loved Willie and are willing to risk their own lives so the truth can finally be revealed. Willie's forbidden relationship with a white girl leads John and Abby deeper into the story . . . Powerful and dangerous men are out to stop them. Read as a series or standalone novels. Here's what readers are saying about the series: Fire Eater has some excellent scenes of page-turning suspense and realistic characters that come to life on the page. Dead River is a compelling read you won't want to put down. His characters do come alive in dialogue and the story builds to a climax. While the geography peaked my interest, it was the story that captivated me to the end. Once again Bill Lightle writes a great mystery that keeps you wondering who did it and what is going to happen next. This is quick moving and has some unexpected twists, so it holds your interest. When I was reading Monkey Palace, I couldn't put it down, but I was also sorry when it ended.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1791368174
• ISBN13: 9781791368173
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"