When the author befriends Johnny, a convict in prison, little does he know that it will develop into forty years of correspondence- that ends with Johnny on Death Row with Ted Bundy. The book is composed of two true stories- the one of the convict, the other of the author's brother, who is also named Johnny, and his dis-appearance for thirty years Set in the fictitious town of CROSS+ROADS, Alabama- the book is full of fun, faith and facts.