Overview
Back in the eighties, the quaint fishing village of Varnamtown, North Carolinaāfull of zany Southern charactersāgot rich, and so did town clown Dale Varnam, who perfected his own brand of crazy. Dale rose to the top of the heap in the drug smuggling biz, helping the townās livelihood of shrimping go to pot. Although itās not big enough to be on most maps, Varnamtown became the second busiest port of entry for illegal drugs on the Eastern Seaboard.
Dale Varnamās misfit persona contradicts any preconceived notions of an international drug smuggler. His āgood olā southern redneck personaā belies his pastā¦and oh, what a past! During the 1980s, Dale Varnam was newspaper fodder. He was depicted as a āshow-off,ā āhot dog,ā and āhomicidal nut case,ā until āarmed career criminalā became the headline. The prankster extraordinaire now lives in a junkyard morphing into a grandiose roadside attraction of sorts called Ft. Apache, where a sign reads āA crazy place blessed by Godās Grace.ā How did Dale get here from what he was?
It took two Dalesānot just one. āNew Daleā dusts off āOld Dale,ā who danced with the devil for over twenty years. Between the Dales were ten years he considers a āvacation.ā As an informant, he helped bring more than one hundred and fifty of those involved to grand juries resulting in over eighty indictments.
Many in Varnamtown succumbed to smuggling. This story does not leave them out; secrets are replaced by revelations, forgiveness, and healing. Forever changed, these God-fearing southern folks got caught up in crime, then caught, before eventually returning to their lives. The widespread corruption of law enforcement and politicians unfurls its tentacles through Daleās tales.
From courting Manuel Noriega and Pablo Escobar to selling cocaine to Disney characters, from Playboy Bunnies mowing his yard to jungle labs where preserved tongues rested in jars, jaw-dropping events punctuate Daleās story from beginning to end.
This book title, My Right Hand to Goodness (The Life and Times of Crazy Dale Varnam), ISBN: 9798888452585, by Lynn Cook Betz, published by Post Hill Press (March 12, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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