“Tushhog” by Jeffery Hess

TUSHHOG

By Jeffery Hess

What began in yet another interesting-titled book by Jeffery Hess called, “Beachhead,” continues in this new story starring Navy-prison parolee, Scotland Ross.

The first time around, Scotland fell into a life of crime while living on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Everything from his sister’s life to his own gambling debts led him to face-off against a gangster whose own plan was to become big in the world of politics.

The year is now 1981. Scotland is living in Fort Myers, Florida, and not much in his life has changed when it comes to downing alcohol. What has changed is the fact that he has decided to never get into trouble again. And although it’s a good rule to make, life usually gets in the way.

On the day the Pope gets shot, Scotland is in a dark place, sitting at the tavern and drinking away his heartbreak over his dead infant son. This is also a day when the owner of the bar is looking for someone to help him and calls on Scotland to do just that. Even though the man swore not to get into trouble ever again, Scotland soon finds himself in the midst of everything from a clan of rednecks to a Cuban gang. It’s hard to know who to trust; even the bar owner who he was initially trying to help turns dark. As things go from bad to worse, Scotland’s own girlfriend gets into harm’s way. Now he must sober up, find a way to clear his name (yet again), save the woman he loves, and somehow find a person who will believe the story he has to tell.

There are times while being in the world of Scotland Ross where things simply make no sense. He’s a man who wrestles with compulsion. He can fall easily, but there are times when he shows readers that his heart still remains strong even when the world is completely against him.

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