Paroled
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After parking his car in the Galt House parking garage, Stu phoned the number Bruce had given Susan. Thirty minutes later, he and Bruce were having a beer in the bar room of the hotel.
“Okay, why all this spy stuff? What’s going on?”
Bruce asked him if he knew who Senator John Wathen was.
“After twenty-five years in jail, I’m doing good to be able to tell you who is president. No I don’t know the senator.”
“Well, he remembers you and wants you put back into Eddyville for a parole violation.”
“Parole violation! What did I do?”
Bruce explained he hadn’t made a violation to his knowledge, but the senator’s office had left it up to him get him back in Eddy.
“Why?”
“It looks like you have forgotten John Wathen from your past. Senator Wathen was the prosecutor responsible for your conviction. You were the first major step in his political career.” Bruce explained they both had to be very careful. Wathen was an extremely powerful man and had the resources to get anything done.
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About the Book
When Stewart Vogel is paroled in August of 1983, after spending twenty-five years in the Eddyville Prison in Kentucky, he is mildly surprised, but grateful, for his freedom. Though serving a life sentence for committing a homicide during a felony, Vogel has always maintained his innocence and has been a model prisoner.
In this fast-moving novel, full of new turns at every corner, we follow the adventures of newly-paroled Stu. As an ex-Marine who served in the Korean War, Stu leaves prison with three hundred dollars and a modest trust fund, established by his mother. His dreams are to see his sister and her two children, do some boating, and visit a loyal friend in Florida. Within weeks of being paroled, Stu enjoys what may seem like a Tom Sawyer adventure, down the Mississippi River, never knowing that someone wants him returned to prison.
About the Author
Charles Manion’s experiences of living in the Midwest, traveling on the rivers, and sailing in Florida and the Bahamas have provided the background for his debut novel. He currently lives in Florida.