The Rats of Plainville: Tales from the Heartland is a collection of fictional short stories which take place in the areas around the Mississippi River, between St. Louis, Missouri and Davenport, Iowa. The author worked on a long-term contract in the Heartland and found time to wander the highways, bi-ways, and back roads of Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa. The sixteen stories are filled with humor, and chronical the lives and situations of people...