The Right of the People

Charles Foster Sterling, III, a name synonyms with progress and prosperity, brings death and destruction to the lives of the citizens of rural Rapidan County, Virginia. As he turns his corporate conference center into a clearing house for the country's worst criminals, local residents realize that they must fight to preserve their way of life. Pitting neighbor against neighbor as he tries to conceal the real purpose of his presence in their community, confrontations escalate into violent and deadly conflicts that threaten to shatter the fabric of this peaceful community. In this suspenseful and poignant thriller, John, Brenda and Allen Richter and their friends and neighbors are called on to fight to protect their families, their freedoms, their history and their heritage as Sterling works to destroy the lives they have built. Author photograph: Stephen C. Dudley Cover Art: Lou Messa Cover Photograph: Garland C. Gentry, Jr.

Author Biography (Back Cover) Edwin F. Gentry is a native of Durham, North Carolina. He now lives in Culpeper County, Virginia, with his wife of 36 years, Faye, an administrator with the Spotsylvania County, Virginia, school system. They have one son, Eddie, currently in the food service industry in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Gentry graduated from Albemarle County High school in Albemarle County, Virginia, (1965) and from Campbell University in North Carolina with a degree in Social Sciences (1969) and his law degree (1979). He currently is a lawyer in private practice in Culpeper, Virginia, and a substitute District Court and Juvenile Court Judge. He is also the owner of Gentry's Catering Service, L.L.C. where he is the head chef. A former U.S. history teacher and banker, he is a founding member and former Captain of Company B, 19th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers; a nine year president of the Culpeper Cavalry Museum (now the Museum of Culpeper History) and former Commander of the Little Fork Rangers, Sons of Confederate Veterans. He has been active for over 25 years in Civil War Battlefield preservation and reenactments of Civil War battles. He is also a life-long hunter fisherman and outdoorsman. Writing extensively for his own pleasure all his life, this is the author's first novel.