Missing the Mark: A Life Odyssey

By John W Ridley

Margaret is an intelligent mountain girl with an innate desire to succeed. However, there is no one to guide her in her quest for pursuing a rewarding career. Armed with creative and academic ability, she devises a path for leaving her secure home and immediately begins to absorb painful lessons from a world fraught with danger.
Despite a warning from an unlikely source, she forges ahead, ignoring the unforgettable message that persists in her mind. The tale begins with a description of an innocent rural upbringing that leaves her with few defenses to combat a relentless world seeking to take advantage of her naivete. Her developing professional talents from college are used to earn financial security for her husband. He is characterized by a secretive background accompanied by little ambition for improvement other than by violent, illegal means.
Sowing danger and abuse in every path she treads, he exposes her to undesirable, criminal individuals. She gradually becomes aware of his sordid past and of the gang he leads. After his mysterious death, she continues to seek answers by solving a code he created. She uncovers many twists and turns, escaping omnipresent danger until the final truth is revealed.
Dr. John W. Ridley, Ph.D.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B087SDHQM7
• ISBN13: 9798642524572
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"