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The Spark of Wrath continues the saga of the dysfunctional Cader family. Darrell, the youngest son of Billy Jay Cader, is coming of age and trying to accept his background of abuse. He's tired of explaining his past and attempts to kill his poppa with his preacher's shotgun. He'd merely wounded him, along with his own pride, and now, the reality of his poppa getting away with murdering his only brother and leaving them on their own sparks the embers of hate inside him.

Billy Jay Cader came from an abusive past. Self-preservation forced him to run away at the age of 14. His daddy was full of demons and played a sadistic game in a lottery-type punishment with his boy. When Billy Jay ran from his daddy, he hoped to outrun those demons as well. As time passed, he realized he hadn't been able to flee fast enough to escape them. Now those mental monsters were tightly nestled within. He was the new vessel to carry his daddy's wrath.

Billy Jay Cader has finally been caught and charged for the two homicides of law enforcement officers. He's been sped through the system and sentenced to the electric chair and now awaits his time on death row. He again falls back on the curse that his father passed to him: The Mason jar form of judgment and punishment. This time, he has formed a group of fellow death row inmates who decide to take the judgment of other inmates into their own hands. In the meantime, an investigative reporter begins interviewing Billy Jay Cader for a chance to tell his side of his story.

After Billy Jay Cader is arrested, charged, and convicted for two cold-blooded murders of law enforcement officers, Amy Jo Whitenhour decides to interview the killer in order to tell his story of how he became Florida's most notorious criminal. This is the true story through Billy Jay's words from accounts from childhood and up. They are told from his perspective through the looking glass of Amy Jo's eyes. Harsh realities from his abusive past. This book ushers in and readies the listener to continue on to book six, The Call Home.

A sideline story takes hold between characters unknowingly connected with Billy Jay. Love and deceit begin to dance on the spider's outer web, causing waves and drawing the spider's attention. This story as it continues will suck you into that web of wonder, drawing you deeper into this southern coastal town's secrets. Secrets that long to be solved and swept away to be forgotten.

The Call Home continues the same tradition as previous books based on the harrowing saga of Bill Jay Cader, Florida's most dangerous killer. The setting is Apalachicola, Florida, in The Forgotten Gulf Coast, where town USA is tucked in the mid-eighties when things were far more relaxed and backwoods in the South.

This audiobook has nine standalone tales to choose from. Everything from strange and harrowing to endings that pull at your heartstrings.

If you appreciate stories that explore uncomfortable themes but often wrap up in surprisingly satisfying and unexpected ways, you’ll want to dive into these captivating tales, each brimming with a delightful mix of flavors. They’ll stay with you long after you’ve finished listening.