In the quaint southern town of Petal, Mississippi, Joe Ellis Keene is surrounded by a cast of colorful characters.
Set in 1975, in small-town America, with a rope swing and a swim-hole, Friday nights at the skating rink, trespassing to fish a farmer\'s pond, daredevil challenges and Dixie Youth baseball, Petal: Revenge Is Never Free is sure to delight and entertain readers of all ages..
As the boys agonize over possible criminal ramifications for the scheme\'s unforeseen outcome, Joe Ellis, confounded by a daughter\'s unconditional love for her abusive father, fears that Petal will despise him should she discover the truth of his actions.
After Watson attempts to kill his beloved Sam, Joe Ellis and Jimmy devise and carry out a vicious plan of retribution which goes terribly wrong.
With his secret love for Petal, a manipulative character defect and a penchant for Revenge against bullies, Joe Ellis becomes disturbingly obsessed with vengeance.
Their friend, Petal, named for their hometown, is being pimped out for drugs by her alcoholic father, Rand Watson.
School\'s out and twelve-year-old Joe Ellis is rollicKing through a summer of hilarious adventures with his dog, Sam, and best friend, Jimmy, until a horrible secret shatters childhood illusions.
There\'s a UFO chasing constable, a wise one-armed gardener, Cap\'n Graybeard, a music loving macaw, and the old farts at The Country Kitchen, who are determined to keep secret the location of an impending explosives demolition.
In the quaint southern town of Petal, Mississippi, Joe Ellis Keene is surrounded by a cast of colorful characters
