J Rex Sims

The Gun from Dooley's Desk J Rex Sims

A single pistol shot shattered the tranquil silence that sunny afternoon on West Hill Street. John Russell lay dead, sprawled in the bed of white petunias, the victim of learning too much about the sinister secrets of the past. The repercussions of this crime reach into the governor's office and even to a leading Hollywood film studio. Secrets from the past are exposed but one secret remains hidden. Only two people know where the baby in the basket was delivered that beautiful June morning many years ago, and their lips are sealed. No one will ever know!What price was paid by the families and their loved ones who perished to protect that secret? What was the damage to the community leaders who were threatened and lost? This gripping story, set in the turbulent 1930s, will captivate you and keep you turning pages right to the surprising end!