The Black Widow Club

About the Book

The Black Widow Club members, known as “spiders,” are comprised of Mel Arthur Thompson, Stuart Lopez, Robert Randolph “Buck” Buxton, and Tommy Stark. This quartet of adventurers is always looking for mystery and they find one on a mysterious farm where a feed truck makes regular deliveries although no animals are present. The boys’ curiosity leads the “spiders” to unlock the mysteries of the barn where they uncover a million-dollar stolen car “chop shop” operation. Can the four put a stop to this shady business? You’ll find yourself on the edge of your seat as you follow the exciting and terrifying adventures of The Black Widow Club!

About the Author

Don Bassore is a retired educator from Marionville, Missouri, whose career spanned parts of seven decades. He has taught elementary school, middle school, history, physical education, and special education. He also has been a principal and special education administrator. His other career pursuits included nearly twenty years as a radio disc jockey and on-air television reporter in Monticello, Arkansas, and Springfield, Missouri. His idea for The Black Widow Club came from his boyhood days growing up in Mt. Vernon, Missouri.