Rich Bruno, once a nineteen-year-old Miner, now has the opportunity to move from his poor Home City of Adlington to the wealthier Market City of Espington. He and a group of young Miners are transported via carriage to their new life. En route to Espington, the carriage is struck by a wood bomb. Several Miners are injured, a few are killed, and Bruno believes he sees a mysterious red-haired man that may or may not have been on the carriage to begin with. 
     Getting to Espington was not easy for Bruno.
     Starting a new life there will be even harder.

I hope you enjoy Book One of the Piner Trilogy.

The Ones Who Live in Espington

The Meadow was flooded with mourners. Families and friends gathered around tombstones, sending prayers and resting bouquets down by the graves. As the auto drove around the outskirts of the Meadow, Bruno noticed a few familiar faces visiting their loved ones. He knew where his late friends rested, prayed as the auto drove further away from the snow-covered, flowery fields. As Bruno continued to peer out the window, he caught a glimpse of a few unexpected faces, people he thought he would never see again. Standing through the crowds were Melvin and Otis, two Espingtonians both killed by the late Dylan Faulkner. Bruno trained his eyes on the men, both of whom were minding their business as people passed their graves. Nobody but Bruno seemed to notice Melvin nor Otis. The people in the Meadow walked by them without any glance or surprise, as if the men were invisible. Julius, Cradock, and Valinoti did not show any sign of seeing the dead men either. And that was why. 


The Truce