Florida Rose - Synopsis
At last, a newspaper story written by a newspaper publisher! This is a book of fast reporting, pathos, humor, heroes, rascals, evangelists & politicians – the types of people who make a small Florida community bask in the sunshine, along with all its intrigues & heroics.
There is something for everyone as a love interest weaves its way through the book with murder plots & shady characters on almost every page. Corruption is like salt adding to the flavor of small town politics. It's easy to read & tough to put aside!
A Florida Rose: the Florida sandspur penetrates the skin, inflicts sharp pain, frequent infection & never fails to create lasting irritation. It is sometimes called "The Florida Rose." The early settlers in the mid-1880's named the tiny town of Florida Rose after the unforgiving, prickly, irritating common weed. Its residents, much like the prickly, irritating sandspurs are called "Florida Roses."
About W. R. "Mac" McGuffin
Mac McGuffin is a former award-winning newspaper editor and publisher and a former member of the national intelligence services during the Cold War. He is retired from the United sates Air Force and lives in Florida where he raises funds for a variety of local charities including funds to help children with speech and hearing defects. Also by W.R. "Mac" McGuffin: Florida Rose -- a novel about a newspaper in a small town. This best seller is filled with murder plots, shady characters, corruption and small town politics.