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The Masked Family
The Masked Family
The Masked Family
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A super-heroic tale from a DC Comics writer.

Meet Cary Beacon, a super-hero in his own mind. Cary's mission to rescue his kidnapped step-kids leads him to Mexico, where he teams up with El Yucatango, a gonzo masked wrestler on a mission of vengeance. As Cary and El Yucatango fight the battle of their lives to save the kids, Cary's disappearance forces together his fractured family back home, torn apart by a fiery tragedy years ago. The parallel quests of Cary and his family link to an explosive moment in true-life history: the KKK's 1924 siege of the immigrant mining town of Lilly, Pennsylvania, which left a curse on the Beacon family. Can delusional Cary break the curse? If he and his siblings reunite as their childhood backyard alter egos, The Nuclear Family, maybe they stand a chance.

Don't miss this action-packed thriller with a comic book sensibility. Award-winning author Robert T. Jeschonek writes for DC Comics and brings a super-hero state of mind to this mind-bending, history-spanning adventure.

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Release dateMay 22, 2012
ISBN9781452315775
The Masked Family
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Robert T. Jeschonek

Robert T. Jeschonek's short stories have appeared in anthologies published by DAW (a science fiction and fantasy imprint of Penguin), several Star Trek anthologies published by Pocket Books, and in numerous print and online magazines. He has also written stories for DC Comics and a Twitter serial called "Shave." For more information, please visit him on the web at www.thefictioneer.com. He lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

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