The Friends of the Statesboro-Bulloch County Library (FOL) invites everyone out to a Meet the Author event featuring Claxton native and retired GBI agent's release of his latest novel, "Darkness Under the Oaks." The event and book signing will be held on Tuesday, July 25th at 7 PM in the Isabel Sorrier Community Room in the Statesboro-Bulloch County Library located at 124 S. Main Street.
John B. Edwards author of “Sunlight over the Marshes” has just released his second novel, “Darkness under the Oaks.”
Darkness Under the Oaks
The story is set in Savannah and Statesboro during the late 70’s. Darkness under the Oaks is a tour de force thriller that combines an intricately, meticulously composed plot with a vital sense of place making. The book accents law enforcement, organized crime, Southern culture, and Christian doctrine. The original combination makes for a fulfilling, enriching, and delightfully unexpected read.
Perhaps most strikingly, the novel reflects a deep reverence for and observation of the society, customs, architecture, and landscapes of Southeast Georgia. This imbues the writing with a textured, poignant sense of place that touches every aspect of the storytelling.
Murder, mafia, mystery, and romance take a fast-paced journey through the pages to a suspenseful and unexpected destination at the end. In many ways, Darkness under the Oaks is several novels masterfully woven into one, yet despite its narrative complexity, the book reads as coherent, linear, and unfettered.
John B. Edwards
John B. Edwards retired from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as the Special Agent in Charge of the Statesboro field office. In 2004 John served as co-chair of crisis management for GBI with FBI and Secret Service during the G-8 summit at Sea Island Georgia.
John has a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Southern University. A Master of Science degree from the University of Charleston. He is an adjunct professor at the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College graduate school at Columbus State University.
John is the author of four books and many national and international publications. He has received national awards and recognition from the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
In 2014 he was selected for the State of Georgia’s Governor’s Award in Public Safety for Outstanding Contribution to Profession.
John currently travels throughout the United States lecturing for many federal, state, and local agencies, colleges and universities, and law enforcement associations based on his books, “The Burden of Command” and “Homicide Investigative Praxis.”
John is also the author of the “Sunlight over the Marshes” a novel focusing on drug smuggling in coastal Georgia in the 1970’s. and “Darkness under the Oaks” a novel about organized crime in Georgia. He is currently working on “Winds through the pines” a crime drama set in rural Long County Georgia.
His wife of 40 years and CEO of their corporation is Anita M Edwards. They have two sons, JB who serves as an assistant district attorney with the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit and Mac who serves as the Sheriff of Evans County.
John and Anita are members of Pittman Park United Methodist Church
