Jim Orton has a secret. He tries to lead a simple, good life with the guilt of a horrible crime he committed shadowing his existence. He was thrust out of Montana in the late 1930s and landed in a small Midwestern town. He is haunted by a memory he can tell no one, including a nurse named Peggy, whom he loves above all else. Orton eventually comes face to face with his past when his brother finds him, demanding answers, money, and retribution. Little does Orton realize that his brother will become his final escape from his dreaded past.
“Spooner Author’s Debut Novel Set in Hayward, Other Local Ties” – Sawyer County Record
Jim Bishop Jr. is a freelance outdoor writer living in Spooner, Wisconsin. He served as public affairs manager for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for 30 years. He has worked for a newspaper, logging magazine, and as public information officer for a regional planning commission. He holds degrees in journalism and geography from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Prior to college he did four years in the U.S. Air Force in Montana. Orton is his first novel.
