In 1943, during the height of World War II, an event occurred in Boone County, Kentucky, that put the war news on page two from August 17 until the 21st. The headlines throughout the nation focused on a murderous rampage that took place at Rosegate, the sprawling summer home of the politically ambitious Vice-Mayor of Covington, Kentucky. Carl Kiger and his six-year-old son, Jerry, were brutally shot fifteen times while Jennie, his wife, was critically wounded. When the 15 year old daughter, Joan, unharmed by the incident, is arrested, the lives of Mafia hit men, small town officials, and...

From the Authors Since writing my book, "A Dream Within a Dream," in 2008, the enigmas of the Kiger family have slowly been peeled away, revealing pain, suffering, regret, and forgiveness. My wife, Barbara, a psychologist who has worked with adolescent girls and their families for the last thirty years, has been very curious as to how such a tragedy could have taken place in this seemingly "normal" family. After many late night discussions and debates, we decided to write a play exploring how this horrific incident affected the survivors, Joan and her mother. We wanted the play to highlight...

Summary of Braving the Shadows Local leaders in a village in Cucuta, Colombia struggle with ways to improve their town and to prevent the continued encroachment of land-grabbers and an over zealous government. At the same time, half a world away, a small town in Kentucky is struggling to unravel a murder and a counterfeiting ring. It becomes apparent to the local sheriff and a Secret Service agent who have joined forces that the murder and counterfeiting problems are but a small part of their town's difficulties; and as they uncover the international nature of these crimes, the body count...