" A man, haunted by a murder, journeys to a desert island to escape; and there he finds the treasure of forgiveness and peace."
No one should be put off a boat, alone, on a desert island-especially this one: No one ever went to the Isle of Cats. But here we were, with night all around us and the storm raging. If we did not find shelter soon, the lightning would strike us dead; the rain and rising tide would drown us, and it was cold. At the very least, we would catch our death from that.
And then, lurking about in the dunes, were the cats-large, misshapen, hungry. Eyeing us.
"Whatever you do, stay away from that house. Don't you go near that house," the boatman told had told us.
But what choice did we have? We saw a light.
Did anyone really have a choice?
About the Author
Austin Allran -writer, attorney and elected official -has written numerous short stories, poems and newspaper articles. He has received awards from the N.C. Writers' Network (short story) and the Hugh T. Lefler Award (historical biography). The Legend of the Isle of Cats is his first novel.
A life-long resident of Hickory, North Carolina, Austin lives there with his wife, Judy. He is a proud father and a doting grandfather.