The Most Dreadful Witness is a novel about two ill-matched guardian
angels who've been given the task of looking after a hard drinking
college professor. The setting is a small college town in western
Kansas, and the professor in question is a psychology professor.
Woody Pickens is married, has two children, and a good job. But he
also has a drinking problem that is steadily dragging him down.
Doug "Salty" Anderson, the senior guardian angel, has been on the
job for fourteen years. He's a former professional rodeo cowboy
from Texas, and a military officer who was killed in action in
Vietnam. The job of guarding Woody has become more than he can
handle, and he starts making repeated requests for a partner. The
Central Office for Custodial Services finally relents and sends in
Dewey Davvison, a former haridresser from Chicago. The two men,
needless to say, don't see eye to eye when it comes to guarding
Woody Pickens. And guarding this particular college professor is no
easy chore. Woody is reckless and sometimes self-destructive, but
his escapades are often humorous. This novel examines the causes
behind his heavy drinking and rude behavior - his family history,
rocky marriage, involvment in campus politics, and friendships and
associations. Humor is intended, but the book is filled with
serious discussions between the two guardian angels. Dewey is a
sensitive, intelligent, thoughtful individual, while Salty is a
more practical but somewhat crude man. They clash on occasions, but
a fond friendship develops between them, due in part to a coming
together of ideas and common concerns. This narrative is not a
roller coaster ride through the life and times of a rowdy college
professor. It is more a progression of events and circumstances
leading toward a climactic ending. And more importantly, although
it is strictly fiction, it is a story that could have happened.
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