The Fathers Club

In the sleep town of Moss Creek, Florida, drug use among teens has become an epidemic. When three motivated fathers learn that the justice system is corrupt and will not help, they decide to take matters into their own hands. The action begins when county sheriff Jake Hairston joins the club and uses the influence of his office and his knowledge of the system to help these men to clean up the territory, often stepping outside the law to achieve their goals.

Gus Kristopolis, Richard Tuttle and Tony Jacobs all have children who have been affected by drugs. Gus' daughter was drugged and raped and may never be able to give him a grandchild. Richard Tuttle's daughter had drug problems of her own which devastated her family and led to an unwanted pregnancy by a lowlife she never would have spent a minute with had she not been in a drug induced stupor. Tony Jacobs nearly went bankrupt putting his son through rehab programs and trying to keep him away from that crowd who controlled the drug traffic in the county. But Sheriff Hairston's story was more than the other three fathers combinmed. He lost a son who was killed in a drug related incident. When three motivated fathers learn that the justice system is corrupt and will not help, they decide to take matters into their own hands. The action begins when county sheriff Jake Hairston joins the club and uses the influence of his office, and his knowledge of the system, to help these men to clean up the territory, often stepping outside the law to achieve their goals. When the fathers came together they were frustrated by a corrupt justice system would do nothing to help. So they took matters into their own hands and through solid research and diligent networking with people who had similar interests, they were able to identify their targets and seek their revenge outside the law.

Patrick Mansell was born in New London, Connecticut the son of a Naval officer who was in fleet training at the time, preparing for submarine action in the Pacific in WW II. As a "military brat" he attended schools in Hawaii, Virginia, New York, and California. He is a graduate of the University of Miami, class of 1968. Mr. Mansell is the author of many books, short stories and articles. His books include the Bimini Twist adventure series including titles Bimini Twist, Abaco Gold, Exuma Tide, Wave Dancer and Kona Kai. His fiction collection also includes Diamonds and Cubes, and The Fathers Club. He also collected and published the very popular Living Legends of Big Game Fishing, the Men and Their Stories. As a professional in the finance field he has written two "how to" books, including Mortgage Banking and Real Estate Finance, and Understanding Residential Real Estate Finance. Both of these book have been used by professional organizations as learning tools, and various universities and colleges as texts. Mr. Mansell lives in Boca Raton, Florida.