The Junk Yard Solution Adventures among the Boxcars and Other Lost Causes |
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| Author:
| Kelton, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-692-15390-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | Edit Ink Co.
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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As the rest of the world goes wild over smart phones, an odd assortment of eclectic characters hunkers down near Lebanon, Kansas, geographic center of the lower 48, at the middle of a square-mile junk yard where railroads dump old boxcars. The characters live in the boxcars. They don't like electronic gadgets. They're fed up with digital life. Among them lovely Loretta campaigns to tear down a cell phone tower that rises above the boxcar village. The tower is owned by a communications...
More DescriptionAs the rest of the world goes wild over smart phones, an odd assortment of eclectic characters hunkers down near Lebanon, Kansas, geographic center of the lower 48, at the middle of a square-mile junk yard where railroads dump old boxcars. The characters live in the boxcars. They don't like electronic gadgets. They're fed up with digital life. Among them lovely Loretta campaigns to tear down a cell phone tower that rises above the boxcar village. The tower is owned by a communications company whose salesmen are Cheyenne Native Americans. But then Loretta is discovered one morning hanging dead from the tower. A large Federal Marshal and ex-NFL tight end investigates her death, grilling all residents, each with their own peculiar fantasy tale. Tension builds. Who killed Loretta? Will the tower come down?