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On Ice

A road story like no other.

Red Evans 

Cloth hardcover 6x9” | Pages 208 | Fiction US$ 19.95 / CDN$ 21.95 | ISBN 9781601640154

A twelve-year-old boy from West Virginia, a banjo player and a flatulent dog set out for Louisiana in a 1959 Studebaker pickup truck. In a kiddy pool full of ice, is the corpse of Tyrane Percival. Their mission is to bury Tyrane where he is meant to be, next to his long-lost love, Leona. Young Eldridge and his new pal Felton soon learn that transporting a body that distance is more difficult than they had anticipated as they are pursued by a motorcycle gang and well-meaning bumbling police in this heart-warming and funny road adventure.

About the Author — Red Evans

On Ice

A novel by Red Evans

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What do you get when you mix a corpse "on ice" in a kiddie pool in the back of a pick up truck, a wide-eyed farm boy and a flatulent dog? Don't miss this utterly charming road trip story.

Review Snippet

"Evans’ humor is broad but infectious, and his dialogue is tinged with a southern twang and chock-full of colorful expressions. Like novelist Clyde Edgerton (who also has a soft spot for ornery pets), Evans uses offbeat humor to both entertain and move his readers." Booklist. Read more.

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Synopsis

When fiddler Tyrane Percival chokes to death on a chicken bone in a West Virginia barnyard, his young protégé, Eldridge Brewer, takes it pretty hard. Looking through his old friend’s personal effects, Eldridge discovers that the sad-eyed loner had once loved a beautiful woman who had died young, breaking his heart. A letter from the woman’s dying father offers Tyrane a place in the family grave, next to his beloved Leona. Unfortunately, that grave is “a hundred thousand miles” away in Louisiana.

Eldridge’s family is too poor to pay for a decent burial in West Virginia, never mind in Louisiana, but he is bound and determined to find a way to reunite Tyrane with Leona, the love of his life.

Enter the handsome stranger, Felton Haliday, a banjo player from Tyrane’s old band. Estranged for twenty years after a jealous rivalry for the beautiful Leona, Felton turns up hoping to make up with his old friend only to find him dead. There’s only one thing he can do for Tyrane now: he’ll take Eldridge and Tyrane’s body to Lousiana in his green 1959 Studebaker pickup.

With Tyrane in an inflatable “kiddy pool” filled with ice to keep him fresh on the journey, the two new pals set out. A flatulent dog named Whistler completes the crew.

But Leona’s uptight brother does not want “that jailbird” Tyrane resting in his family grave and does all he can to stop it, with hilarious results.

IN USA: $ 19.95 

NEW Canadian Price: $ 21.95*

ISBN-13: 978-1-60164-015-4
ISBN-10: 1-60164-015-3
Fall 2007
208 pages
US$ 19.95
Kunati Cloth Hardcover

USA and International Distribution: Independent Publishers Group (IPG)
Canadian Distribution: Canadian Manda Group 

 *Please allow Canadian retailers time to adjust price.

 About the Author

Red Evans has had a varied career in the print and broadcast media, traveling extensively throughout the world to research his writing projects. He lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.