The Past Never Ends (2012) (edit title/settings)

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit see section history

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Characters edit see section history

• Chester Morgan: Attorney
• William Harrison: Add a description of this character.
• Madge Jorgeson
• Shawn Frederick
• Marylin Jenkins
• Cassie
• Alan Kinman
• Henry Voss
• Tanya Everly
• Maroney
• Orin Hightower
• Mrs. Delano
• Judge Eldridge Powers
• Thomas Haney
• Randolph Harrison
• Cindy Bateson
• Jeff McNally
• Marcia Nelson
• Topaz
• Maria
• Bruce
• Tamar White
• Butch Miller
• Molly Morgan
• Erma McIntosh
• Mario Pacetti
• Frank Carlile
• Martin Bollant
• Don Hubbard
• Murle Mueller
• Robert Fulcher
• Kenneth Duckworth
• Jack O'Dowell
• Mark Stevens
• Phillip Olsen
• Jack Middlebrooks
• Tiawanna Jones
• Althea Willis
• Wally Jackson
• Tom W. Gardner
• Olympia
• Kurt Hale
• Jocelyn Harrison
• Bill Bartholomew

Quotes edit see section history

• “Justice isn’t about fixing the past; it’s about healing the past's future.”

  Chester Morgan

• “(She) got herself a real boyfriend and she was just crazy about him. Not jack rabbit naked and coyote howling crazy, but sugar 'n' butter, soft 'n' sweet crazy.”

  Candy

• “I came to the state twenty years ago from the South, the gothic South. I’ve heard it called that, haven’t you, Mister Morgan? ‘Thought I was gettin’ away from all that. You know, the Tennessee Williams’ decadence, the Huey Long corruption, the brewin’ and simmerin’ violence. I actually found that I kind of missed it. Then, I found out it was all here, too, but without the charm.”

  Doctor Marcia Nelson, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Oklahoma
• Vivia: A fictional Oklahoma city built where the land run west meets the old Creek Nation.
• Cottonwood River: A fictional river that separate prosperous New Vivia of the west from the Old Vivia of the Old South.
• Kiowa Heights: A three or four mile stretch along Ninth Avenue of Old Vivia, a place of warehouses, bars not good enough to be called honky tonks, strip joints, adult bookstores, and sex for sale.
• Tobusky: Chester Morgan's hometown in the San Bois Mountains.
• Nathan's Creek: A clear running stream in Keetowah County.

First Sentence edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Jackson Burnett (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

The Past Never Ends would not be appropriate for a high school library. The novel is violence free, but this literary mystery deals explicitly with the sex-for-sale business.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Hard-Boiled
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• The Past Never Ends by Jackson Burnett Facebook: This Facebook page supplements the reading of The Past Never Ends. It includes pictures, tubes, links to relevant articles, interviews, and promotions.
• JACKSON BURNETT AUTHOR OF THE PAST NEVER ENDS: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Open Book Society: A chat with author Jackson Burnett about his book ‘The Past Never Ends’, where they talk about the inspiration behind the story, the characters, future projects and more.
• Omnimystery News: Please Welcome Jackson Burnett: Jackson Burnett discusses the influence of Perry Mason novels on The Past Never Ends.
• The Past Never Ends By Jackson Burnett: Book Review/Interview/Giveaway Kings River Life Magazine: Australian mystery writer Diana Hockley reviews The Past Never Ends and interviews Jackson Burnett.
• Bird's Eye View Book Reviews: The Past Never Ends: Blogger and Shelfari member Nash Black provides an insightful review of The Past Never Ends.

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