Copperhead Cove

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SUSPENSE/THRILLER DRAMA CRIME ADVENTURE ACTION

2000s,Contemporary

Ron Parham

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Submision Type

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Logline

On the idyllic Quail Hollow Lake in southwest Kentucky, a fishing guide and two famous college basketball coaches are ambushed by a hit man from the Chicago mob. The coaches are killed but the fishing guide survives, beginning a thrilling chase that includes more hit men, poisonous snakes, and FBI.

Genre

Suspense/Thriller,Drama,Crime,Adventure,Action

Short Summary

Anthony “Two Toes” Tonelli, Capo di Capo of the Chicago Southside mob, has lost a million bucks on a college basketball game that was supposed to be fixed. He sends a grizzled hit man and his son-in-law to southern Kentucky to whack to the two famous basketball coaches who are on a fishing trip.

Setting

Crockett County, Kentucky, and Chicago

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Overcoming Monster/Villain

Plot - Other Elements

Twist,Other

Mature Audience Themes

Extreme Violence, Language/Profanity

Main Character Details

Name: Ethan and Bo Paxton

Age: early forties

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Desperate,Faithful,Selfless,Skillful,Funny,Adventurous,Heroic,Honorable,Strong Moral Code

Additional Character Details

Name: Anthony Tonelli

Age: Sixties

Gender: Male

Role: Antagonist

Key Traits: Badass,Criminal,Leader,Villainous,Power Hungry,Manipulative,Funny,Outspoken,Sarcastic

Additional Character Details

Name: Frankie Farmer

Age: Thirties

Gender: Male

Role: antagonist

Key Traits: Clumsy,Desperate,Insecure,Naive,Underdog,Funny,Lone Wolf

Additional Character Details

Name: Jake Delgado

Age: Forties

Gender: Male

Role: sidekick

Key Traits: Adventurous,Badass,Charming,Decisive,Faithful,Heroic,Honorable,Masculine,Selfless,Outspoken,Skillful,Funny,Lone Wolf

About The Author

Author bio Ron Parham writes thrillers about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. He has four (4) thrillers available on Amazon.com and other sites. He began writing the day after he retired from the high tech industry in 2011, and is now working on his fifth thriller, a sequel to his very popular Copperhead Cove. The common reaction to Ron’s thrillers are “I couldn’t put it down”, and “it had so many twists and surprises”, and “he has well-developed characters and writes with a dry wit and sense of humor”. Ron lives and writes in the Puget Sound area of northwest Washington, where he lives with his son and daughter-in-law and grandchild, Maverik. You can find out more information and sign up for his monthly newsletter at www.ronparham.com.

Target Audiences

Age: 18-34,35-54,55+

Target Gender: Universal

Group Specific

Southwest Kentucky, Dale Hollow Lake, boaters, fishermen, sports, basketball

Publishing Details

Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Pen-L Publishing

Year Published: 2015

Hard Copy Available

Yes

ISBN

978-1-940222-93-6