Heart of Truck (novel)

Heart of Truck is a 1986 novel by author Brendan M. Leonard, and is the fourth of 17 novels about sniper Jack Truck.

Synopsis
Jack Truck's long-suffering girlfriend, social worker Andy White, has given him an ultimatum: if you like it, either put a ring on it or get out. So the roguish wanderer has put down roots in Cleveland and taken a job as a security consultant for a major multi-national firm. But what's a peer of Blackwater doing operating out of the Mistake on the Lake?

Legal battle
At the end of this novel, Truck and his girlfriend, Andy, marry in a quiet ceremony at Andy's alma mater, Colo Falls Coeducational Academy. CFCA is one of many places or characters in Heart of Truck based on Leonard's own childhood in the Northeastern Ohio region. Heart of Truck 's paperback release was delayed when the hardcover led to lawsuits from the real-life versions of those characters. The lawsuit was settled out of court and Leonard changed many details before the paperback was published. First edition hardcover copies of Heart of Truck are rare.