MG, you're right. It is "Flannery" O'Connor. For some reason, I kept thinking it was "Fannie" O'Connor. And, I totally remember the Misfit. The story is called "A good man is hard to find." Misfit...lol...the name sticks in your memory, doesn't it? Yea, he ends up killing the whole family at the end. Oh yea, "The suitable boy" is a pretty long book. I haven't really had the chance to engross myself in long reading sessions these days. Who knows how long it will take for me to finish the book...