Concerning The Matter of The King of Craw - Softcover

Rhody, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0990679047 ISBN 13: 9780990679042

Publisher: Outer Banks Publishing Group, 2016

Synopsis

“The child that is born on the Sabbath Day is bonnie and blithe and good and gay.” (Traditions of Devonshire, Nursery Rhyme, 1883) He brooked no insult, would not be cheated, would not be pushed around. He bent a knee to no man. He was the King of Craw and the powers-that-be wanted him gone. The story is set in the Roaring Twenties in Kentucky’s Capital City. It spins around John Fallis, a legendary figure in Bluegrass folklore, and two boys who fall into his orbit. A successful businessman, a political power, a gambler, a bootlegger, movie-star handsome, and charismatically compelling, John Fallis was the champion of the poor and powerless and the scourge of the Establishment. The story begins just before the night of the The Big Shoot-Out when JF takes on the entire city police force and ends with his bullet-riddled body on a craps table in Craw in what was said to be a gambling fight – but what many believe was a hit ordered by powerful forces in the city. Though this is a story, not a history, most of it happened. John Fallis, Craw, Crawfish Bottom are names that still resonate and questions about his death are still unanswered. This is the first piece of fiction built around the man and the place. It is rich in action and drama, most particularly for readers drawn to the mystery of why men do the things they do, and to the never ending struggle between good and evil. Whatever you ultimately decide about JF’s place on that scale – and the particulars of his death – you won’t be bored.

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About the Author

Ron Rhody has been a reporter, a sportswriter, a broadcast newsman, and covered the Kentucky Legislature before moving on to a career as a corporate public relations executive in New York and San Francisco. He is the author of three works of non-fiction and four novels. Ron and his wife Patsy make their home in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Outer Banks Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0990679047
• ISBN 13: 9780990679042
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288