Richard Wright 
Southside of Heaven 

It is the 1970s when nineteen-year-old Johnny Marra follows his fathers footsteps and becomes a New York City police officer. As he makes a living chasing bad guys amid the concrete and steel of an urban society, Johnny has no idea his true identity has been chasing himall the way from a South Carolina town during the Civil War.

Fifteen-year-old Josh Butler wants nothing more than to be a Confederate soldier. Determined to do the right thing, Josh leaves his idyllic life behind and journeys into a brutal war where he soon questions everything he has ever known.

Life is a miracle, living is a gift, chasing it is never ending.

Southside of Heaven is the compelling tale of a modern-day cops quest to find his identity as he returns to the past to uncover the truth, humility, and faith behind the mask of human suffering and brutal conflict.

About the author

Richard Wright is a retired New York City police officer and Vietnam veteran who attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the New York Institute of Technology. He has written articles for various newspapers and magazines and is a former Antiquarian bookstore owner. He currently lives with his wife and pets in Pennsylvania.