Just For Today

About the Book

Jimmy Lee Snow, A.K.A. Bobby Williams, is not just your average bank robber and jewelry thief; he is also a highly skilled and somewhat lucky escape artist. As he narrowly frees himself from a maximum-security institution, for a second time, he meets some interesting characters along the way that advertently or inadvertently aid in his freedom. Once on the run, he certainly breaks the law to acquire cash, a car and a new identity. Because he’s oddly likable and not really violent, you seem to root for this lawbreaker, despite the fact you know he deserves to be caught and put back into the system. As you read further, you know Jimmy Lee isn’t your typical criminal. One of the many characters he encounters along the way is a hooker. Yet the only thing he wants from her is a new identity. This would normally be quite odd coming from a guy who just left prison after ten years! He then picks up two runaways and convinces them to go back home, where he even funds the bus ride. This begins to show Jimmy Lee’s odd sense of integrity. (By the way, we soon find out why he was “saving himself.”) Part two begins with his true passion; Veronica Lin Brooks, a teacher and soon-to-be partner on the run. The back story is interesting and seemingly unbelievable at times, but the reader can certainly see her attraction to this likable escapee. As the adventure unfolds you find yourself wanting to lecture her and root for them, all at the same time. As the FBI and detectives search for them, you can feel all their desperation and exhaustion. It finally concludes with an unexpected ending, but stranger things have happened.

About the Author

Back in the mid-nineties, Charles C. “Chuck” Mallos was an inmate serving time in Florida State Prison under the name of Frankie Lee Bass, one of his many aliases. He started writing while locked up in Disciplinary Confinement (DC) for possession of a knife. Inmates were not allowed much on DC, but they did have pens and paper. Over the next 24 months, Chuck, a.k.a. Frankie Lee, went through several draft rewrites of this story before being satisfied with its ending. The manuscript then lay dormant on a shelf gathering dust for many years until a certain lady who had been a childhood friend came back into his life after a 42-year hiatus. Truth really is sometimes stranger than fiction. While watching a reality television program about prison life, ( I Almost Got Away With It ), she recognized Frankie Lee Bass as her brother’s childhood friend, Chuck Mallos. Excitedly, she called her brother and told him the news. The two had been trying to locate Chuck for many years without success. At last, they had a name to go by and a location. They were able to track him down through the legal system, and the three were finally reunited. The author would like to acknowledge and personally thank Mrs. Linda DeMoss Fischer who made this novel happen. She encouraged him to finish it and helped him to do so. Without her help and enthusiasm, seeking out expert editing advice from others when needed, this story may have inevitably found its way to a landfill somewhere. Much love and thanks. Thanks also to Jean DeMoss Potter, Ron L. Fischer, and Rusty Fischer, Jr., cousin Niki, and my brother, Nick Mallos for their assistance along the way.