Who is The Blaylocks from Boy's Life and what is their importance? Boy's_Life_(novel) English & Literature The Blaylocks | Boy's Life

The Blaylocks run a successful moonshining business in Zephyr. They also run the local brothel and several other illegal businesses. The town of Zephyr lives in fear of the Blaylocks, and even the sheriff is under their control, taking payments from them each month in exchange for leaving them be. In the end, the sheriff is forced out of office, and before leaving he arrests Donny Blaylock for the murder of Little Stevie Cauley.