Rufus and the Weed Man

“If ever there was a human weed, its non-Latin name was Rufus Hudson. And whacking noxious weeds was what Adam Thompson was all about. The two should never have met, but they did, and the ensuing crime and spattered blood keep you reading. Tim Brown’s story-telling skill keeps you smiling, while it reminds us of the sluggish necessity of change.”

—Marshall Overstedt, advertising copywriter, Overland Park, Kansas



“Innocence meets maliciousness as the tale begins. Adam Thompson, just doing his job, stumbles headlong into the mean-spirited nastiness of the Hudson brothers—nastiness which balloons into a more serious crime. Two very different men and two very different families must respond to the criminal foolishness. It’s a story impossible to second guess and is very well-told.”

—Heather Henstock, writer and digital content editor, Windsor, Colorado