Good Man Bad Man

We all have secrets. Some we share and others we hide from everybody, including ourselves. What happens when a long-hidden secret risks exposure? What happens when it will destroy your reputation and all you have built during your publicly exemplary life? And what will your children do when they realize that their dear father is not the man they thought he was, nor what his community believes him to be?

Darryl M. Wood explores these questions in his first novel, Good Man Bad Man. Three adult children must wrestle with the differences between their father’s public persona, their memories of him, as well as a private flaw none knew existed, when he unexpectedly dies. Do they embrace and perpetuate the positive public face or repudiate their forbears because of a trait some find reprehensible? What do they do when they see that same trait in themselves? And what happens when there may be living proof of those faults?

You and I cope with these problems daily. It’s how we respond to these challenges that make us who we are, that define our ‘goodness’, or ‘badness’, that allow us to maintain our normal lives, and leave the legacy we want.

Good Man Bad Man: “…a compelling read.” - Mary Pat Hyland; “… [a[ subtle psychological journey.” - Donald Glauber; “…a locker full of secrets in need of airing out…” - Charlene Lichtenstein.