Duke Ryan
Published: 2004-04-30
Total Pages: 146
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Out where the cityas sprawl meets the plains, two brothers, in these four tales, cope with painful change, senseless crime, and thwarted love. The Arsonists- A high-school loner plunges into a series of pointless felonies and forces a terrified younger schoolmate to become an accomplice. Weller, a volunteer cop, must fight his own chief before he can stop it all. The Stunt- Weller, an ex-Navy pilot, helps a young protA(c)gA(c)e learn to fly. But he should have known more about his new friend first. The result is spectacular but disastrous. The Last of the Visigoths-Vivid daydreams help Larry, 18, escape painful realities. Sometimes heas a handsome cavalier, sometimes a fearless Roman soldier. But his dreams become real when he meets an older, married woman, and his troubles vanishauntil the crash. Godas Phone Booth-Larry, 12, has a serious problem; it is religion, but he thinks itas sex.