About Madam Ricketts: A Story of Murder, Deceit and Dark Humor
Madam Ricketts tells the story of John Wesley, a second-generation newspaper reporter who is writing a book based on his late father’s writings and research.
He interviews Maudie Ricketts, the elderly madam of a whorehouse on the Mexican border. She tells of her adventures in New England on the riverboat Lady Minerva and her travels to Arizona in Brother Tucker’s Redemption Caravan that led to her becoming the ‘white’ wife of a rich and cruel man who already had a family. She reveals the dark side of families that loved, deceived, and murdered each other for generations between 1875 and 1953.
As he listens to the stories, Wesley begins to wonder. Is Madam Ricketts who she claims to be? A witness or victim, or something more?
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C.D. Hancock was born in Oklahoma and raised in Texas. He’s been a musician and songwriter for most of his life. The concise nature of songwriting contributes to his crisp storytelling skills. His first published novel, Madam Ricketts, started after meeting some interesting characters in Arizona and experiencing border life.
A traveler at heart, Hancock hasn’t lived in a house since the 70’s. He has traveled from coast to coast, Canada to Mexico, as well as to Europe. His first published article was for a travel magazine in the 80’s. He currently lives in a bus with his wife in Arizona during the winter and a cabin in Washington during the summer. Hancock enjoys the richness of life, spending time with friends, making movies and travelogs for fun, and writing, though his first love has always been his music.
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