Can’t anyone in this family tell the truth? Young Mickey is determined to uncover the secrets his mother, Dixie Mae, and his family have long hidden. He relentlessly exposes the murky past of two families through three generations entangled by marriage, betrayal, and violence. But in trying to protect his brother and mother from the brutal man who raised him, Mickey does something he fears God can never forgive. Mike E Reynolds weaves a jarring yet moving 1950’s and 1960’s coming of age story set in a small town near Florida’s Apalachicola River swamp and the crystal-clear waters of the Florida Keys. Filled with grit and grace, this riveting tale reminds us that faith and forgiveness are ultimately more powerful than the darkness within. Darkness Dwells in Dixie is available at Amazon. About the Author In 2016, Mike E. Reynolds retired from his mortgage business career to become an author. He now writes fiction stories derived from his experiences in his own turbulent upbringing in t