Mauch Chunk

by Richard Benyo

The once-prosperous town of Mauch Chunk, knocked out of prominence by the demise of King Coal, seemed ready to explode. Then the first corpse was discovered. From a state cop who rebuilds dead steam locomotives to a guy who lived his life out of a science-fiction novel by A.E.van Vogt, from a lawyer who wants to raise ferocious pigs in his backyard to a little girl who stalks the night, from a crusading newspaper editor to a half-dozen professional wrestlers, Mauch Chunk appears to no longer be dead--merely a haven for dead bodies. And what's up with that hit-man from Baltimore and the Mafia widow from Hazleton who owns a chain of bakeries. Mauch Chunk brings together a colorful cast of unlikely characters attempting to keep out of the way of each other and failing spectacularly.

312 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 7, 2014

About the author

Richard Stephen Benyo is an American journalist and veteran distance runner. He is the editor of Marathon & Beyond Magazine, a magazine devoted to marathon and ultramarathon running. He is also the former executive editor of Runner's World Magazine, and Anderson World Books, Inc. Benyo is the author of 17 books and has written extensively about running, health and fitness.