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    Justice for Custiss
    Justice for Custiss
    Justice for Custiss
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    Justice for Custiss

    By Mark James Wooding

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    Arnold Custiss was in prison for improperly passing a frozen dessert truck (and for murder). He escapes to set his driving record straight, and is befriended by a family of rats who change his life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark James Wooding
    Release dateAug 18, 2018
    ISBN9780463167915
    Justice for Custiss
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    Mark James Wooding

    Mark James Wooding began his working career as an unskilled laborer. In the opinion of those with whom he has most recently worked, the term 'unskilled' still applies. It's the 'laborer' part they question.Mr. Wooding currently lives with his family in Henrico, Virginia, and will probably continue to do so until the authorities find him.

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      Justice for Custiss - Mark James Wooding

      Justice for Custiss

      by

      Mark James Wooding

      Copyright 2016 Mark James Wooding

      Cover art copyright 2018 Samantha Wooding

      All Rights Reserved

      Distributed by Smashwords

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      Day 1

      This is Day One of my search for the truth. My name is Arnold Custiss. Today I escaped from prison, where I was being held for a crime I did not commit. I was sentenced for murder, and for improperly passing a frozen dessert truck.

      Yes, I did kill my boss. But I was nowhere near that ice cream truck. Someone framed me, and no one else cares; especially not my wife, who at my trial screamed for the judge to give me the death penalty.

      Apparently the judge didn't think the crimes were that severe. He only gave me life in prison without parole, whereas he could have sent me home to live with my wife.

      I wasn't afraid of prison. I'd seen Jailhouse

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