Everyman Joe Bass is the very picture of middle-class respectability, with a wife and two kids and a good job in town. His only escape from his remarkably mundane and ordinary life is his favorite pastime fishing. One day while fishing in the Nolin River, Joe meets a rascally old moonshine man, Edgar J. Johnson, who invites him to fish in his private lake. It's a dream come true for Joe the old man s lake is chockfull of fish and a genuine friendship develops. That friendship is tested when Joe learns of dark secrets lurking in the old man's past; virtually every aspect of Johnson's life had been ruined by alcoholism. Their friendship is tested further when the old man becomes gravely ill, and Joe is the only person who can help. Shine offers the story of an enduring friendship that overcomes all boundaries and obstacles. Mark Heinz was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1954. He grew up in nearby Jeffersonville, Indiana, where he co-founded Coyte-Heinz Construction. From 1981 to 1987 he served as a journalist in the U.S. Army. His stories and articles were published in numerous military periodicals, including ARMY TIMES, The Stars and Stripes European edition, as well as SOLDIER and EurArmy magazines. In 1986 he served in the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, the Pentagon, where he received the Army Award for Excellence for his journalism. His work has appeared in MidWest Outdoors, Back Home in Kentucky, and Kentucky AFIELD magazines. Mr. Heinz has lived and worked in such diverse places as the Florida Keys, northern Wisconsin, and the San Francisco Bay Area. He currently resides near Nolin River Lake, Kentucky, with his wife and two teenage children. This is his first published novel. Used Book in Good Condition