Description:
A gangster hitman. A shoemaker. One shot at grace. Tim Randall steps into Billy Cranny's quiet shop and straight into the shadow of a decades-old crime.
Brief description: Born in 1946, the author, Rand R. Timmerman, Esq. grew up in a small village, Adams, New York, which had more cows than people! He attended Oswego State University for three semesters. In March 1966 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served primarily with the 1st Marines in Vietnam, reaching the rank of Corporal. He was promoted temporarily to 2d Lieutenant in Vietnam for the last few months. After that combat experience, he went to Officer Candidate School, and the Basic school, and then Judge Advocate General [JAG} school. Thereafter he served as a JAG officer and was honorably discharged as a 1st Lieutenant after four years of service. In 1970 he attended Syracuse University acquiring his BA degree and graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse law school in 1975. Thereafter he worked for a short time for a small company, and then was self-employed 40 years via three separate law firms serving Saint Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, Lewis and Onondaga Counties. Since retiring in 2012 the author has written numerous books and short stories, including one regarding hiking the Appalachian Trail with his brother in 2018 and 2019. The author is married with four daughters and seven grandchildren, lives in Syracuse, New York, and spends half his time in Knoxville, Tenn. He also participates in and performs services in an alcoholic recovery program.