Featured Author:     Albert Sisson

Author’s Biography

 A navy veteran, Albert E. Sisson, spent more than thirty-five years as a mechanical/electrical engineer, first for the Bendix Corporation and then the Cummins Engine Company, later renamed Cummins, Inc. While at Bendix he invented an electronically controlled diesel engine fuel injector. Cummins purchased the rights to the patent and brought Mr. Sisson to Columbus. Upon retirement, Mr. Sisson decided to return to one of his first loves, literature. He read voraciously for several years and wrote short stories for a list of loyal readers. Having honed his writing skills on short bits, he decided to test the waters of writing a full length novel. This new experience surpassed by a wide margin his expectations of fun and interest. It was so much fun that he has several more books in process. He has just finished a family Civil War history book, which will be donated to selected libraries in Indiana and New York States. His next book is about a great friend who was a cat named Arni, The Cat. This book showcases the author’s sense of humor and honors the memory of a cat known to several neighborhoods, and a long list of readers. When The Cat passed, Mr. Sisson received condolences from all over the U.S. and Japan. The Cat had become famous through the monthly stories. The Cat was a truly remarkable fellow. After this book is completed, Mr. Sisson is planning a sequel to A Shadow of Death in the Woods.

 

 

 

Shadow of Death in the Woods

Shadow of Death in the Woods is a story about good and evil. Bad things happen to good people. In the end the only earthly salvation is friendship and love. Jack Clayton learned this the hard way. He was living a quiet life in southern Ohio until a shotgun blast sent his life into a tailspin. He lost his family, his job and his hometown. He ended up on a West Virginia mountain, living in “cabin” owned by newly acquired “friends,” one of whom he suspected wanted to kill him. He was surviving his new life, but it was filled with a crushing loneliness. He had one neighbor, but he was sure the woman was crazy. She claimed he stole her cat. He didn’t. Then things got a lot worse before they got better. Out of the blue he was investigated for kidnapping his son, which he didn’t do. With the help of his new friends, he set off to find his son and the guys who kidnapped his him. This resulted in a life altering fit of violence. In spite of how he viewed himself he was now a killer of men. Just as big of a surprise to him was the woman next door. She was both his nemesis and salvation.