A hilarious, heartwarming, and sometimes bone-chilling collection of summer stories to share around a campfire, in a tent, or on the dock.

Time to hit the road: the minivan is packed, the cooler is chock full, and the lake beckons. Summer is the perfect setting for sharing short stories at the cottage, around the campfire, in the tent, or on the long ride to camp.

The Death Swing at Falcon Lake has a story for every occasion. There are epic tales of neighbourhood battles over the best fort, harrowing myths of the bravery it takes to walk to the outhouse in the dark, embarrassing recounts of first love at summer camp, and maybe even a legend about the monster watching you from the shadows while you read this very book.

Raconteur Jeremy John delivers another hilarious, heartfelt, and occasionally scary collection of short stories ideal for summer reading.

Praise for Jeremy John:
Jeremy John is a master of putting himself into the mindset of a kid and capturing the magic and mystery of a good scary tale. [The Strange Grave of Mikey Dunbar] collection of short stories is easy to read and best read in the dark with a flashlight. Pay Chen, TV & radio host

A fun read for all ages. And a little off the hinge in all the right places. Tarzan Dan, host of Q107 Calgary

Jeremy John is currently ranked as the sixty-second most famous person from Brantford, Ontario. (Look it up. There are a lot.) He is the author of Robert’s Hill (or The Time I Pooped My Snowsuit) and Other Christmas Stories. Jeremy lives with his wife, kids, and a dog he pretends not to like in Sudbury, Ontario.

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Wraps you up in the nostalgia of the perfect childhood summer. You’ll laugh and cry and cry from laughing.

“Tarzan” Dan, iHeartRadio

Jeremy John is keeping the short story alive with this collection of sweet, funny, tart, and romantic tales. Plus, he always manages to feature "poop" in one of his stories; not a huge dollop, just its essence. I, myself, always have a fart machine close at hand for comedy emergencies, because you just never know …

Vince R. Ditrich, author of the Liquor Vicar trilogy

Grab your sleeping bag and gather ‘round the campfire, folks. The Death Swing at Falcon Lake has it all: mystery, first crushes, and mayhem. It’s like Jeremy John rolled up all your memories of summertime — all those spooky, awkward, fleeting moments — and spilled them onto the page.”

Casey Stranges, CBC News

Brilliant, nostalgic, and funny...an instant classic.

Drew Kozub, Breakfast Television/KiSS FM

From hilarious epics that will make you howl at the cottage to spooky tales that are perfect for reading when making s’mores, The Death Swing is everything that is great about childhood summers. Family, friends, fun and of course poop.

Pay Chen -TV & radio host, Writer