Dodge Ball in the Dark

<I>Dodge Ball in the Dark</I> is volume five in the Lynch's Corner series of short stories. This book moves away from the Lynch family and focuses on members of the Carr family in particular Mike Carr. The stories cover a period of twenty-five years from the first stirrings of the teen years to the mature man who marries. Mike deals with the death of his dog encountering a carnival of Gypsies first love temptation working in a distillery in the classroom as a teacher. A love theme flows through several stories. We glance over his shoulder as he meets odd characters attends a most unusual funeral goes hunting plays golf with his friends goes a-caroling in July deals with the heartbreak and disappointment of his students and meets unsavory characters. We meet recurring characters Ludlow Carr and Fingers Malone both World War II spies and observe their growth. All in all we get to know Mike Carr who is the protagonist for Mr. Summers' first novel <I>The Amber File</I> scheduled for publication next year.