Hi fellow Clevelanders! I grew up near mentor and initially the tale of woe concerning a great city (I possibly added the great in my mind, especially now that we're champions again!!!) on the mend reminded me very much of Cleveland. I started thinking Toledo for a few reasons, but the Tigers may be closer to Toledo than the tribe (windians). Like many of you, I have a chest high collection of SK works and have read all but maybe two of those. The man does love his small towns by and large. I would love to know if there's actually a specific locale that inspired the settings in this trilogy and will be occasionally cursing my favorite author as unread End of Watch for his intentional ambiguity regarding the heartland, my home.