ISBN 978-1-60264-772-5 (softcover) $14.95, 286 pages.
What if stories written by a deceased business partner arrive at your home? A young couple falls victim to an escalating road rage at the hands of a man and woman. A man meets his doppelganger and harrowing events ensue. Johnny Alto’s dog responds to stimuli with only an animal’s perception. A photorealism artist’s evil paintings come alive in horrifying reality. Young Billy Bintliff helps his stepfather run a speakeasy in the New Jersey Pine Barrens during prohibition. A turnpike toll collector flirts with motorists and reaps surprising results. Jimmy, a disabled Viet Nam War vet, helps a kid from the hood outsmart a bully. A Muslim girl finds a way to restore her virginity. Winston Churchill rallies his nation through Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. A hapless vampire falls victim to a blood theft ring. Circus clown Billy Lard becomes a hero in the Korean War. Four Washington bureaucrats tackle a daunting task. Captain Morris Reid leads his company through the WWII Battle of the Bulge.
These and more wondrous tales await your perusal in The Tockterman Papers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author, a former mechanical engineer, is a native Philadelphian and a graduate of Central High School. He attended Drexel University. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Jules has a wife of many years, four children, seven grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Although he’s written two novels, he prefers writing short stories, maybe because they present greater opportunity for creativity and diversity of ideas. Some of his writing draws form life experience and historic events. Other, as some TV dramas like to say, is ripped from the headlines while much of a product of his imagination. He likes to say, “When my research breaks down, I resort to B.S.”
Shades of Bale, his first novel, was published in 2000, followed by The Attic Trunk, A Collection of Curious Tales in 2005, and the novel Ultimate Futures in 2009. The Tockterman Papers, Wondrous Tales is his last offering.
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