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by Stephen V. Masse

Two weeks before Christmas, Duncan Wagner gets into his car for another attempt at kidnapping the son of his most despised enemy, State Representative Win Booker. When he drives into the wealthy Boston suburb, he is surprised to find the boy hitchhiking.

So begins Wagner's quest for revenge as he finds himself face to face with a real boy, and without a clue about how to run a kidnapping. Wagner, a self-styled charity Santa Claus, comes to realize that eleven year old Gabriel Booker is truly a runaway, much more curious than scared. Gabriel has no idea who Duncan Wagner is -- or could be.

"What's so special about Stephen V. Masse's A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW is its immediate presence, its deceptive simplicity, and the compelling aliveness of its characters. It begins in the snows of a Boston suburb, and like a car accident it brings two unfamiliar persons together in a relationship that neither one could anticipate."
-- Reader Review, barnesandnoble.com
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"Compelling, memorable, and certainly unusual. The characters are in charge of this sleigh ride, and it's refreshing to see that they're driving through Boston without a map. Highly recommended."
-- Michael Kent, author of THE BIG JIGGETY

Winner of the Silver Medal in the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards, best fiction Northeast Region

2008 New England Book Festival, honorable mention, Best books of the Holiday Season / Fiction