Driver for the Dead

Driver for the Dead #2

by John Heffernan, Leonardo Manco (Illustrator)

After successfully retrieving the body of Mose Freeman, Alabaster Graves and Mose’s great-granddaughter, Marissa Freeman, are headed back to New Orleans to give the renowned witch doctor a proper burial. Unfortunately for them, the necromancer Uriah Fallow, bent on acquiring Mose’s body and the power it contains even in death, is hot on their trail. When Fallow captures Marissa, it’s up to Graves to get her back, and the only ally he’s got is the mysterious magic of Grandma Hattie. Can Graves rescue Marissa and recover the body of Mose Freeman in time?

46 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 19, 2010

About the author

John Heffernan grew up in Connecticut and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Cornell. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked at USC Film School for three years as a Production Coordinator for student films. After working as a development assistant for Davis Entertainment and Dreamworks-based Patchwork Productions, John sold his first script, A Chance for Both Barrels. This was followed by numerous writing jobs including a development deal with MTV Films and the New Line release Snakes on a Plane in 2006. Since then he has continued to write extensively for film and TV and has expanded into multiple forms of graphic literary media, including Driver For The Dead, his first comic book series.