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“The Crow Flies” is an adventure geared toward a fifteen to forty year age group. The story begins, in New York City’s Central Park when a crow’s egg falls from its nest, slightly cracks, and is picked up and replaced by a nearby homeless drunk named Travis.
The crow’s parents are rarely around and seemingly have lost interest in the crow and the egg containing his brother; but the compassionate drunk, Travis, happily assumes the role of parenting both eggs.
Crow number one is hatched first and astonishes both himself and Travis with the knowledge to speak and understand English and be able to interact with humans. Travis names him “Crow” and his brother upon hatching, “Brother” who has none of his Crow’s special talents.
What follows is a coming of age story revolving around the destruction of the World Trade Center, the recovery of a large sum of cash and diamonds, the rehabilitation of Travis, and a cross country airplane journey by Travis and Crow and eventually a return trip east by motorcycle. The plot revolves around Travis reuniting with his abandoned family on the west coast and Crow going out to seek his fortune, and explore the wonders of the world. He saves a suicidal girl, negotiates a peace treaty with some deadly falcons in the Grand Canyon and changes the life of a red necked bigot.
Crow’s uncanny ability to predict when a slot machine is going to pay off allows them to win several million dollars in Vegas. The two set off for New York, on a BMW motorcycle. Along the trip they encounter several interesting engaging, and believable characters who will end up in some way influencing their lives. This book explores relationships, love, bigotry, hate, death, charity, compassion, and humility.
Travis, the ex drunk and Crow befriend a paraplegic motorcyclist Jeremiah who convinces them to join him on a trip to Montana. Crow visits the Crow Indian reservation where he is viewed as a messiah. He meets general George Custer and brokers a deal to return millions in hidden gold in exchange for a weekly shipment of whisky.
Throughout the book, Crow experiences several dream sequences that take him on some very strange and exciting adventures. In the end Crow, Travis, and the reader are not quite sure if the entire journey was real or all just a dream.
Click here to purchase the book The Crow Flies.
