Crab Cake & Pepper

by Frank Weaver Jr.

On the first day of trout season, April 1951, Pepper Whalen and his buddy Thursy set out to catch an elusive, legendary rainbow trout. Instead, the two young lads experience a lifetime of adventure by staying one step ahead of two ex-cons after witnessing the attempted drowning of a game warden. Over southern York County’s wooded, hilly farm country, the chase begins, and continues with no less than 39 Pennsylvania state police officers involved in the massive manhunt. Risking his own life to save the lads, a border collie named Crab Cake heroically takes matters into his own paws. More than an adventure, Crab Cake & Pepper is a tale of establishing friendships, loyalty and a love story about a boy and his dog. How far either will go to save the other when everyone else has abandoned hope strengthens Pepper’s understanding and belief in a superior form of authority.

216 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2004