Rod Gass is accused of being a criminal. He's failed at careers that people didn't know existed. Now a custodian at the Van Allen School of Mortuary Science, he is enjoying himself immensely. His niece, Judy, wants to know why. She is the only one ready to unveil this man, and to challenge him on his own terms. Rich in humor and with an acute sense of the absurdities of everyday life, Apology for Big Rod is an American success story of an altogether different sort.
"A whimsical first novel celebrates its reprobate hero's eccentricities as he drifts from job to job, ducks parental responsibilities, and even steals from the dead. . . . Charming but slight, like its hero. Still, Holdefer's blithe humor hints at more substantial entertainment to come."
