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"...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