The Wizzard

Silence the Rat THE WIZZARD is Jack D. Taylor Jr's harrowing autobiography. From an abusive childhood, forced to smell his own burning flesh as he was tortured by his cousin, to reliving his nightmares as a law enforcement officer-a career choice that jeopardized his daughter's life-The Wizzard tells how Jack found an ally who helped him survive in the form of an imaginary friend, the Wizzard. Jack's story starts in Minnesota in an abusive home, chronicles the change in his life when his uncle is sent to prison on a murder charge, follows his adolescence during which poor choices introduce him to organized crime and the woman who might become the mother of his child, and culminates with the true account of the extradition from Costa Rica of Chuck to the United States to stand trial on multiple charges, including murder. The prosecution of this case forces Jack to relive his past and confront his tormentors as well as come to terms with his only friend, the Wizzard as he gains a new view on life. I've Got your girl! Jack Taylor runs a music retail store in Nampa Indiana, is the founder and C.E.O. of Cheezy CD'z, Inc., and the founder and chairman of the board of the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Canyon County. He also is a community educator and public speaker on matters of abuse. His next book is tentatively titled Prophetic Dream.