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John Crudder, Midnight Marauder #7
Candy Man
“…one of Clinton’s best novels….”
“Gripping recounting of the first Kidnapping for Ransom….”
“My heart was moved in this story. Entertaining…tough…historical and educational….”
Ripped-from-the-headlines of 1874, little Charley Ross was abducted in front of his home in Philadelphia. The nation was riveted as it followed the search of a city that expanded to the nation. Would their child be next? Who would steal a child in an effort to extort his parents?
It was the first kidnapping for ransom in the United States. This historical event is central to this Midnight Marauder adventure.
John Crudder is once again summoned to Washington DC by the President. He is commissioned as a special agent to the president to find the kidnapped boy. The Midnight Marauder’s help is needed to solve the kidnapping and hopefully recover the boy.
This historical novel closely follows the facts of that case.
Review by Red Headed Book Lover
5 stars
Candy Man by Roy Clinton ties our stomachs in knots as the president calls on the Midnight Marauder to hopefully return the boy safely to his fearful family. John Crudder is a remarkable western hero, following the trail for what is right and just, we are drawn into the investigation and the harrowing ordeal the Ross family suffered. Candy Man is a sensational novel that will have any reader trembling with excitement to see if John Crudder, the Midnight Marauder, can solve the case in time to save a stolen child.
Roy Clinton brings the past back to glorious life in his Midnight Marauder series. Infusing the urgency and facts of the real-life 1874 case into the marrow of Candy Man narrative which pulls us back in time. Roy Clinton is a fantastically talented historical fiction author. He is an author, unlike any other whose work will ensnare any reader and leave them satiated from the robust tales he has to tell!
Candy Man by Roy Clinton is an exciting western novel until the shocking end. I found myself unable to tear my eyes away from the compelling pages, thrilled by every breathtaking twist and turn Roy Clinton’s Candy Man takes us on! Unlike many historical fiction novels that loosely base themselves in history, Roy Clinton takes great care to preserve the details of the case of abduction for ransom while John Crudder leads the investigation, which in part is what makes Candy Man A Midnight Marauder Adventure so engaging. I truly could feel the authenticity that oozes from the pages as I became wholeheartedly invested in the characters and their outcome, vehemently praying for that happy ending. With assurity and great delight, I unequivocally and passionately award Candy Man A Midnight Marauder Adventure by Roy Clinton five stars!
Be sure to read the other novels in the Midnight Marauder Series:
Midnight Marauder
Return of Midnight Marauder
Revenge of Midnight Marauder
Midnight Marauder and the President of the United States
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178 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 21, 2019
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About the author
Roy Clinton
21 books4 followersRoy Clinton is a psychotherapist and Western author who divides his time between Texas and the Canadian Rockies. All of his books are about real places and are historically accurate.
As a fourth-generation Texan, he has lived in Texas his whole life. He loves everything western. Most of all, he loves Western culture. Cowboys may have a rough exterior but most he has known are true gentlemen with hearts of gold and integrity in abundance. Roy writes about these Western heroes and the places they live and travel.
Roy holds two master's degrees and a doctorate and has written four professional books about addiction and recovery, one of which won the Book of the Year Award from American Book Festival in the addiction category.
His Midnight Marauder series was awarded First Place, 2019 for Western Series by Texas Authors Association.
His book, Lost, has been awarded First Place, 2019 for Western books.
Roy's hobbies include writing, cooking, running, hiking, and traveling with his wife, Kathie.
Roy’s books can be found at www.TopWesterns.com
Roy’s contact: Roy@TopWesterns.com
As a fourth-generation Texan, he has lived in Texas his whole life. He loves everything western. Most of all, he loves Western culture. Cowboys may have a rough exterior but most he has known are true gentlemen with hearts of gold and integrity in abundance. Roy writes about these Western heroes and the places they live and travel.
Roy holds two master's degrees and a doctorate and has written four professional books about addiction and recovery, one of which won the Book of the Year Award from American Book Festival in the addiction category.
His Midnight Marauder series was awarded First Place, 2019 for Western Series by Texas Authors Association.
His book, Lost, has been awarded First Place, 2019 for Western books.
Roy's hobbies include writing, cooking, running, hiking, and traveling with his wife, Kathie.
Roy’s books can be found at www.TopWesterns.com
Roy’s contact: Roy@TopWesterns.com
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December 17, 2019
Avaide reader
So far I have read the first seven books on John Crudder,I can't put them down once I start.These books will take you on fantastic journeys, with exception of book 7.I won't tell you the ending you'll have to read it for yourself.Great author!!!!!!
So far I have read the first seven books on John Crudder,I can't put them down once I start.These books will take you on fantastic journeys, with exception of book 7.I won't tell you the ending you'll have to read it for yourself.Great author!!!!!!
December 5, 2019
An RC. New York City/Philadelphia Kidnapping Action Adventure (CM) (MMB - 7)
RC. has penned a NewYork City/Philadelphia kidnapping action adventure, titled "Candy Man", which begins in NYC as the kidnappers plot their crime. Then go to Philly to plot out what they are to do during the kidnapping and ransom demands. The President contact MM who goes to the crime area and takes over the investigation as a Special Agent of the President. This is an excellent read for te genre which is based on an actual event.....DEHS
RC. has penned a NewYork City/Philadelphia kidnapping action adventure, titled "Candy Man", which begins in NYC as the kidnappers plot their crime. Then go to Philly to plot out what they are to do during the kidnapping and ransom demands. The President contact MM who goes to the crime area and takes over the investigation as a Special Agent of the President. This is an excellent read for te genre which is based on an actual event.....DEHS
July 28, 2019
Candy Man (Midnight Marauder Book 7)
Setting the scene and the characters involved was hard to really wrap my mind around, but after a while somewhere in the confusion, a light was shown and the plot thickened, so to say. John Crudder could have come into the story sooner, but all the action started when he showed up on the scene. It was a book worth reading.
Setting the scene and the characters involved was hard to really wrap my mind around, but after a while somewhere in the confusion, a light was shown and the plot thickened, so to say. John Crudder could have come into the story sooner, but all the action started when he showed up on the scene. It was a book worth reading.
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