Strange Fruit: and other stories

In story after story in this eclectic collection, Billy McCoy pinpoints the moment a person’s life is forever changed by love, a decision made or not made, or a simple twist of fate. His characters are flawed and fully human: two cousins share life’s unexpected twists and turns, a young woman who runs off with the wrong man and a selfish man tries to find a date on the internet, Erica Hays, hemmed into a loveless marriage and disenchanted with her husband, seeks an escape. Soon she is tempted into a brief liaison with another man, destroying her reputation, but McCoy ridicules not only Erica, but the social norms that judge her.
Illumined by McCoy’s unflinching insight, these lives draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with their unexpected turn of events.