THE WOWZER. by Wheeler, Frank Jr - (2012.)

Seattle:: Thomas & Mercer, (2012.). First edition -. Fine in glossy black and white wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The author's first novel, issued as a trade paperback original by Amazon publishing. "In the Arkansas Ozarks, old-timers spin tales of the Wowzer, a giant panther-like creature that decapitates those who wander too far into the woods. County sheriffs deputy Jerry was raised on Wowzer stories, but they arent enough to stop him from carrying out his own business in the remote hills. Jerrys more than a sheriffs deputy; he moonlights as muscle for local drug traffickers, who sometimes need people to get hurtor get dead. Fortunately, Jerrys pretty good at his job. And since Tom Haskell runs the sheriffs office and the drug-protection racket, Jerry doesnt see much of a moral dilemma. That is, until he starts thinking about getting out of the trade, and then things get complicated fast." 290 pp.