Trestles Over Darkness

Carmel Credille (C.C.) Risenhoover (1936-2024) inscribed

ISBN 10: 1930899041 / ISBN 13: 9781930899049

Published by Contrary Creek Publishers, 2001

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311 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover in original pictorial jacket. Signed by the author. First edition. Racism, murder and the deep friendship that exists between a black man and a white boy drives this compelling tale set in post-World War II Louisiana. Not since C.C. Risenhoover's triumphant and uplifting novel WHITE HEAT has there been a more beautifully spun story of racial relationships in such a tumultuous era. Twelve-year-old Johnny Tobin, who marches to a different drummer and whose intellect, sense of humor and idealism drive some townspeople and the local Baptist preacher up the wall is seemingly the only person interested in finding out who is responsible for the murders of an entire black family. When he enlists the help of his black friend, Ben Jim Cade, a man with a mysterious past, things get hotter than Hades. Condition: Inscribed on front end paper else fine in like jacket.

Seller Inventory # L1459

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trestles Over Darkness
• Publisher: Contrary Creek Publishers
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1930899041
• ISBN 13: 9781930899049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Racism, murder and the deep friendship that exists between a black man and a white boy drives this compelling tale set in post-World War II Louisiana. Not since C.C. Risenhoover's triumphant and uplifting novel WHITE HEAT has there been a more beautifully spun story of racial relationships in such a tumultuous era.

Twelve-year-old Johnny Tobin, who marches to a different drummer – and whose intellect, sense of humor and idealism drive some townspeople and the local Baptist preacher up the wall – is seemingly the only person interested in finding out who is responsible for the murders of an entire black family. When he enlists the help of his black friend, Ben Jim Cade, a man with a mysterious past, things get hotter than Hades.

The characters introduced in this fascinating and riveting book are as humanly flawed as they are unforgettable. They include a racist Baptist preacher with little knowledge of the Bible, a drunkard sheriff, a high-minded school principal caught up in an affair with the football coach’s wife, and a Catholic priest banished to the small town for past sins. The coach’s wife is not what she seems, nor is an ex-convict who builds caskets for the prison and sells bootleg whiskey.

When it comes time to take a stand, Johnny discovers that people who talk one way often act another – and logic is not always applicable when investigating murder.

If you like Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, you’ll like Johnny Tobin. And you will be mesmerized by the strange and powerful conclusion of TRESTLES OVER DARKNESS.

About the Author

C.C. RISENHOOVER, author of TRESTLES OVER DARKNESS and the highly acclaimed Matt McCall series, lives in Pecan Plantation near Granbury, Texas with his wife, Georgia, and two of their seven children. The community, which boasts more than 90,000 pecan trees, is nestled in a horseshoe bend of the Brazos River where the author often fishes for bass and any other species that will bite. And it is in this setting where he writes the continuing saga of Matt McCall and other novels. One of his most critically acclaimed novels, WHITE HEAT, is based on his experiences playing baseball for an otherwise all-black team in the 50s. Author of 18 published books, he is currently working on other novels with racial and sports themes and has more than 20 Matt McCall titles in the works.