Redneck Opera

by Margaret Mooney

Redneck Opera is a sweeping tale about an East Texas oil boomtown. The discovery of oil in the 1930s and 1940s transformed sleepy farm towns into hotbeds of greed and corruption. Redneck Opera tells the story of one such town, Bullard, where Junior Peck arrives fresh from a difficult childhood. Here to seek his fortune and respect, Junior, like other outsiders, preys upon unsuspecting locals, swindling everyone from dirt-poor cotton farmers to his wife Priss. His wildcatter escapades, social events at the local country club, stolen oil wells, and fake investment schemes portray the sordid realities that ushered in the petroleum age.

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2015

Reviews

[Judith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had the privilege of meeting Margaret Mooney at the January 2016 Pulpwood Queens Girlfriends Weekend. Her debut novel is just as much fun and as outrageous as Margaret is in person. I want to be her friend and got out to lunch with her. Wait. I want the same relationship with her characters. Make no mistake this is well-written story populated with believable characters. You will laugh, cry and drink with them as you follow the development of the oil industry in 1930s East Texas. It not just for Texans.