Perhaps There Were Pirates

By Eric Wesley Mobley

1933. In the heart of Western Kentucky, a dark presence lurks, entwined with the soul of William Crenshaw, the caretaker of Grahamville's baseball field. Branded by a cruel skin condition, William, known as 'Wild Bill,' is an outcast, his anger fueled by the ancient evil that grips him. Across town, 88-year-old Winnifred Jean Renee Baptiste Preston, the eccentric Chicken Lady, holds the town's secrets and most of its gambling debts. But beneath her eccentricities lies a powerful hoodoo witch, her lineage tracing back to the Louisiana swamps of her birth. Bound by an oath to William's mother, Winnifred struggles to protect him from the spirit's growing influence. When a circus arrives, William's actions reveal his monstrous transformation. Winnifred faces a heart-wrenching choice: surrender William to the authorities or confront the demon alone. In this epic southern gothic tale, the fate of Grahamville hangs in the balance, as the line between truth and fabrication blurs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D57GG7YM
• ISBN13: 9798867654900
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 377 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"