Craig Travail, a disenchanted and suddenly unemployed attorney, moves into a retirement community and meets Chuck Yeager Alexander and Harriet Keaton. These quirky characters make for an interesting threesome as they go about helping a young friend re-capture her rightful inheritance. In doing so, they also solve a centuries-old controversy concerning the first independence declaration.
Landis Wade, a Charlotte attorney turned novelist, constructs a fun, fast-paced tale with plot twists and turns, and somehow weaves in a healthy dose of U.S. history along the way. You’ll want to keep reading to find out how these older but not out-dated citizens accomplish their task. Wade sets many of his scenes in landmarks and businesses Charlotte residents will easily recognize and identify with.
An added bonus is the Afterword, in which Wade talks about how he picked his scenes and characters, and reveals a little of the behind-the-scenes techniques required for writing a novel. If you’re interested in writing, or just want to know what it takes, don’t skip this section!
Reviewed May 2022
Craig Travail, a disenchanted and suddenly unemployed attorney, moves into a retirement community and meets Chuck Yeager Alexander and Harriet Keaton. These quirky characters make for an interesting threesome as they go about helping a young friend re-capture her rightful inheritance. In doing so, they also solve a centuries-old controversy concerning the first independence declaration.
Landis Wade, a Charlotte attorney turned novelist, constructs a fun, fast-paced tale with plot twists and turns, and somehow weaves in a healthy dose of U.S. history along the way. You’ll want to keep reading to find out how these older but not out-dated citizens accomplish their task. Wade sets many of his scenes in landmarks and businesses Charlotte residents will easily recognize and identify with.
An added bonus is the Afterword, in which Wade talks about how he picked his scenes and characters, and reveals a little of the behind-the-scenes techniques required for writing a novel. If you’re interested in writing, or just want to know what it takes, don’t skip this section!
Reviewed May 2022