Williams Bucket Author:Mark T. Conard Id Willings isn’t having much luck as a writer, but he does have a new girlfriend. Josie Stir is a gorgeous, nosy FBI agent, and when a mysterious disappearance occurs in Jacob, Ohio — Josie’s hometown — the two head off to investigate. Why would a man attempting to buy Williams Bucket, a plastic container manufacturing company, simply vanish? A... more » quirky crew is on hand to help Id and Josie probe the mystery of the man’s whereabouts, including the shady traveling preacher, Reverend Bob Kady, who specializes in faith-healing broken lawn mowers; Vern Grimm, his brutal assistant; Sheriff Leroy Bone and his browbeaten female deputy Barney; and Uncle Larry, cross-dresser and longtime family friend. As Josie investigates, Id finds himself drawn into an ever-widening circle of deception and violence. And when Id turns up with blood on his hands, Josie wonders just how far she can trust her new boyfriend.« less