Carl Purdon: 5 books

Abused at home and bullied at school, young Jayrod Nash steals away on a freight train with a vow never to return. His best friend tags along, but his heart's not in it. They meet up with a hobo named Farley, who offers protection in exchange for obedience, and soon learn he's running too. ...

At age eighteen, Dale Criss entered the gates of Parchman Prison, convicted of killing his high school sweetheart. Twenty-five years later, he returns home, hated, feared, and determined to set the record straight. Standing in his way is Sheriff Trap Malone, a no-nonsense lawman who thinks the line between right and wrong is clearly drawn … until he takes off his blinders.

To the people back home, Colton Rae is still a big deal. His trip is supposed to take days, not weeks. A funeral. A day to grieve with his sister, then another to settle his mother’s affairs, but his mother’s affairs don’t settle easily. Some old letters implicate the father he barely remembers...

After THE NIGHT TRAIN, Jayrod Nash, Arnold Wise, and Farley Milo went their separate ways, until Arnold’s abduction threw Jayrod and Farley, aka Frank Mayo, together again for a cross-country rescue mission that soon leaves them wondering if they are the hunters or the hunted.Frank Mayo is...

Oscar "Pap" Jones is a newly retired high school janitor with a huge chip on his shoulder. After losing a daughter to pneumonia and a son to California, cancer takes his wife, leaving him to face the rigors of life all alone. As he emerges from his grief, he decides he has a score to settle...