“Peter’s Burn” by K.C. McCraw is now available for purchase
“He was, in many ways, typical of many others who might be hard-working, sincere, and gentlemanly. Emmitt was a bore. He knew it himself, and he also suspected that others were quite aware of the fact. Not that it really made very much difference to him. He could live with it easily enough. Although severe changes were not to his liking, there were times when he would have enjoyed a different image.”
– an excerpt from the book
Author Reputation Press is honored to publish “Peter’s Burn” by K.C. McCraw. The book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARP website.
The author, K.C. McCraw, was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from high school, he worked in the field of telecommunications before joining the Navy. While in the Navy, he traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas aboard the guided-missile destroyer, the USS Sampson.
After returning from active duty, he resumed his previous employment, becoming skilled as a toolmaker before receiving his college degree Magna Cum Laude on the GI Bill of Rights.
Having lived in Baltimore most of his life, McCraw became very familiar with and intrigued by its tributaries, along with the lifestyles of the people who inhabited the water communities of Chesapeake Bay. Perhaps this is why he has used this geographical location for Peter’s Burn.
The story of “Peter’s Burn” takes place in an imaginary city, Malfaxe, located near the east coast of Maryland. Although it concerns several dynamic personalities, it revolves mainly around Emmitt Braedeikk, an egotistical bank manager and bachelor who is persuaded to run for mayor.
Comparatively speaking, the idea of Emmitt being a banker is of trivial importance. Both bizarre and sometimes humorous personal problems often linger in the background, and the story attempts to deal with issues that often seem to be at the heart of some of America’s most eroding trials. Crime, dishonest politicians, and penal overcrowding are but a few. When uncanny terrorism enters the scene, the stage is set for complete chaos. Add a certain amount of sibling rivalry and science fiction to the mix, and nothing short of divine intervention appears helpful.
Through all of this, Emmitt does, however, develop a love life. Unfortunately, his mistress is a minister’s daughter, one-third his own age, and is heavily involved in prostitution. The author works to combine all of this into a happy, although realistic, ending and trust that the reader finds the story fun to embrace.
“Peter’s Burn” by K.C. McCraw is now available for purchase on ARP Bookstore: https://authorreputationpress.com/bookstore/peters-burn/.