In the town of Grange, Florida, JoLayne Lucks discovers she holds a winning ticket for a twenty-eight-million-dollar lottery. Her plans to purchase and preserve a local wetland are jeopardized when two white supremacists, Bode Gazzer and Chub, steal her ticket to fund their private militia. JoLayne partners with a cynical investigative reporter, Tom Krome, to track the thieves across the state. The pursuit involves a cast of chaotic characters, including a fraudulent priest who stages fake miracles and a corrupt developer looking to exploit the wilderness.
Readers who enjoy dark satire and farcical crime fiction will find this a sharp critique of human greed and environmental destruction. It appeals to those interested in the eccentricities of Florida subcultures and the absurdity of extreme fringe movements. The reader walks away with a vivid picture of how mindless consumerism and bigotry clash with the struggle to protect the natural world from commercial permanent damage. It provides a cynical yet humorous observation of how luck often falls into the wrong hands.
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
