The Glass Guitar 

The Glass Guitar by Marshall Riggan is a uniquely entertaining tale, filled

with adventure, close-calls, chase scenes and quiet moments of reflection

about right and wrong and a different perspective on life. We follow Walter

Woodrow Pillow, a design engineer working at a bomber factory, who helps

in the production of a military aircraft during the Vietnam war days, and

whose conscience gets the better of him.

Realizing that as much as he loves

designing and crafting planes, he cannot stand by and permit aircraft of such

destructive power to be used against people. So one day he sabotages all

but one of the bombers and quits. Following no plan or itinerary, Wally finds

himself meeting both like-minded people and eccentrics, mostly living off the

grid, and who, like him, have a passion for justice. The adventures that

ensue are both entertaining and, in some respects, eye-opening, as Wally

and his new-found friends try to do good wherever they go, only to be

pursued at every juncture by government agents determined to bring Wally to

justice for what he did.

Riggan does a fine job of making the time-period

authentic, with people and events of the mid-60s era, including an exciting

episode with Howard Hugh’s Spruce Goose, the largest wooden aircraft ever

made. The story spans many locations and keeps you bouncing along with

this dauntless group of seemingly wayward people – and yet, souls who

speak to us on another level. A fun and enjoyable read