Journey's End: A Novel of the South - Ronald Scaggs

\nJourney's End follows a young man from a small town in Missouri in the 1920s. Wrongfully sent to prison after a prank that had gone too far, he is hardened and learns the way of criminals and crime. Upon his release, he makes his way to the small and peaceful town of Journey's End where he applies what he learned in prison and slowly takes control of the town.\n \n\n \nWoven throughout the book are the stories about the people of Journey's End, their secrets, and their sins.\n \n\n \nSoon, it becomes clear that this small town in Missouri is not quite as it seems.\n \n\n \nAbout the Author\n \nRon Scaggs is a Vietnam veteran with a forty-four-year career as a police officer. He served in the Saint Louis Police Department in the patrol, vice, and homicide divisions. Ronald retired as the chief of police of Festus, Missouri.\n \n\n