The Fires of Autumn

Dylan St. John #1

by Robert Funderburk

Targeted by a shadowy assassin, Vietnam veteran and parole officer Dylan St. John continues his search for children who have disappeared while in the custody of the state

390 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1996

About the author

Robert Funderburk's life is steeped in the south. Born by coal oil lantern light in a tin-roofed farmhouse outside Liberty, Mississippi, he has spent nearly his entire life in one environ of the South or another. After receiving a B.A. in Sociology from Louisiana State University, Funderburk worked for the Louisiana Welfare Department across river from his home of Baton Rouge. Navigating a land of old antebellum homes, slave cabins, sugar cane plantations, swamps, and bayous he became intimately familiar with the landscape that would later fill his works of fiction. He spent another year working across the river from New Orleans as well. Most of his work with the state was in probation and parole-midnight arrest runs, scuffling with men intent on not heading to jail, participating in investigations. This work proved the foundation for his Dylan St. John character and has been fodder for the authentic mysteries enjoyed by many.

Series:
* Dylan St. John
* The Innocent Years
* Far Fields (with Gilbert Morris)
* The Price of Liberty (with Gilbert Morris)

Reviews

[Jjean · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a Dylan St. John novel...a political thriller....mystery of children missing in Louisiana that are ward of the state...sounds more interesting than the book really is...this is the 2nd book I have read of his & will try another one but this one, I felt was rather slow.

[Mommasimon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think that Robert Funderburk is an excellent writer. The subject matter just wasn't my favorite. I loved the suspense though of Dylan not finding out about Susan. It kept me going. And I loved the spirituality of this book. I think men might really like this series.

[Tonya Westbrook · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very hard to get into.