The boys down at Bill's Café all wanted to talk at once about the latest news from Ironwood County. The rumors had proved true: author John Schreiber had indeed written another book about their county, and it was available just about anyplace books could be purchased. The title is Catching the Stream.
"Just be glad," George Thompson said, "that the bookstore in Rochester closed. They always had his books, but folks can't find it there no more."
"Well," Bill himself injected, "not too many people read books anymore either, so they're not about to search this one out."
"But I hear," George Thompson said, "that some locals are mentioned."
"Don't worry about that," Bill replied. "Schreiber always changes the names. Only we know who we are. The book tells how Matthew Blake found out the truth behind the Dixon's kid's death."
"You mean it wasn't a drink and drive accident?" George said.
"Don't you keep up on anything?" Bill asked.
"Guess not," George said, and scratched his chin. "Hm. Maybe I better read the book. Should I ask to see if the library will get one in?"
"Don't you even think about that," Bill said. "Any sale will just encourage Schreiber to write another book about us."
Joe Johnson sipped his coffee. "So what's the big deal if Schreiber wrote a book about the county? As you said, no one reads books anymore, and he changes the names anyway."
"It's the idea," George Thompson said. "Ain't we got a right to privacy?"
