"The Crimson Ghost" is a rare fictional effort by the author, Mike Rose. Although the product of his imagine, the story mirrors the sad happenings that occurred so many times on the home front in World War II. Major players in the story become a young boy named Jeremy, his mother, this grandfather, an old Native American, and a very large fish. As events play out, the young lad pursues his quest to try and relive those once golden days with his father, and to also fulfill his grandfather's dream.