From John Coyne Babbles

Let me recommend a book for you to read. The Last Great Superpower by John Kenny Crane. The novel just came out from Cornerstone Press of St. Louis. Crane is an academic who can write. Years ago he wrote a wonderful novel entitled, The Legacy of Ladysmith published by Simon and Schuster. It won the McNaughton Foundation Award, and also was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. He's back with this novel that is set in Mexico where he lives part of the year. Crane's last job was as Dean of the College of Humanities and the Arts at San Jose State University, the largest college in the universtiy system, and now he edits manuscripts [if you are working on one; he has been a great help to me.] Jack can be reached at bajajack1@yahoo.com
This novel is set in Punta Santo Tomas and is a serious piece of fiction. It is the story of a Mexican teenager who meets a violent end and involves the expat Americans who live in retirement there. Check out www.eldoradowriting.com and look for the novel. More later about the book.