A dead body and a golf ball are discovered  along the Ohio River in Southern Illinois.

Little Egypt, where truth washes ashore.

Coming Fall 2026

About the Little Egypt Trilogy

Prophet of Little Egypt wraps up the Little Egypt trilogy with another criminal caper wound around a couple of outsiders’ talks at the bar and grill. Grave robberies, a wild pig invasion, identity theft of a prisoner’s name, and death of a prophet of sorts caught between an accident and a murder—the finale caps off a trail of bizarre events written with a hint of Southern Gothic, leaving bits of truths along the way.

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James Varga is the author of the Little Egypt trilogy, three humorous yet philosophical novels reflecting American life in all of its inglorious and glorious highlights. In Varga’s Little Egypt universe, absurdity collides with satire, and virtue rides on the back of humor. He began his professional career on the prosecution team against the serial killer John Gacy and is closing the career on the bench as a judge presiding over jury trials.

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About the Author

James Varga is the author of the Little Egypt trilogy, three humorous yet philosophical novels reflecting American life in all of its inglorious and glorious highlights. In Varga’s Little Egypt universe, absurdity collides with satire, and virtue rides on the back of humor. He began his professional career on the prosecution team against the serial killer John Gacy and is closing the career on the bench as a judge presiding over jury trials.

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FROM THE LAND OF LITTLE EGYPT

“Sometimes, I wonder if the whole fuckin’ world is crazy, or it’s just me.” 

—Lou, Tombs of Little Egypt

“The only thing that matters in life is found in a relationship with another person.” 

—Atticus, Atticus from Shawneetown

“Find out who you are and trust who you find. If you don’t know who you are, you won’t know what to do, and you got a whole life of doing.” 

Atticus, Prophet of Little Egypt

“Appreciate the moments missed by those too busy acting important. Like now, the two of us sharing moments, bubbles in time, before they pop.” 

Atticus, Prophet of Little Egypt

“When all is said and done, if we have one act left to say who we are, who we were, and how we would like to be remembered—leave a good thumbprint on somebody’s soul.” 

—Atticus, Prophet of Little Egypt

“Every story has an ending, but the end of a story is a start for the rest of us.” 

—Roxy, Prophet of Little Egypt

Praise

“A quirky blend of hog hysteria,
grave-robbing intrigue, and existential courtroom drama, James Varga's ATTICUS FROM SHAWNEETOWN is a vibrant mosaic of small-town life.”

—Edward Sung for IndieReader

“At this point, one can
only imagine that even Kafka might smile.”

—Rosemary Simota Thompson, CBA Record on Shawneetown

“. . . Very enjoyable! If you put it down, the characters will still be running through your head.”

—Terry Sullivan, Killer Clown, The John Wayne Gacy Murders on Tombs of Little Egypt

“Author James Varga is a circuit court judge in Chicago, so it came as no surprise that his novel provides meticulous credibility in the chapters detailing the trial. The unexpected pleasure was finding vivid human theatre in his subtle probe of morality.”

—Evelyn Ann Casey, Windy City Reviews
 on Tombs of Little Egypt