Posthumous Prizes

A dead author discovers seven years after his messy funeral that he is a best-selling sensational success back on earth.He had died in obscurity, a miserable, frustrated failure, and was lifted up to heaven prema-turely due to a bureaucratic snafu. On this basis he requests another sojourn on earth in order to do 'good works' and also recover a long lost manuscript that he regards as his masterpiece. In reality, this is a a lie, he seeks vengeance on the the editors , agents, and family members who did him wrong on his first go-around.Doak Lassiter is warned that if he behaves badly he may not be readmitted through the pearly gates. After reviewing the menu of characters he might possibly return as Doak Lassiter proceeds to behave very badly and havoc ensues.

Bernard Packer is a native Philadelphian who served in the U.S. Air Force, attended West Point, U.C L.A., and the National U. of Mexico. He has worked as a laborer, school teacher, merchant seaman, Spanish- English simultaneous interpreter, and as a labor activist served for a total of twenty years in Peru, Honduras,El Salvador, Colombia, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Bulgaria. Aside from 'Posthumous Prizes,' his previously published novels in include, 'Caro.' 'The Second Death of Samuel Auer.' 'The Sons of Saintly Women.' and 'Flags of Convenience.' All of these titles are available on Amazon. Com.