FICTION CATALOG

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Interesting Books (and audios) for Interesting People

Lincoln's Better Angel

David L. Selby

Novel

Original Hardcover

$24.95 - $1.93 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227827-3

ISBN 978 193227827-9

“David Selby has presented a charming novel....Selby has Lincoln speaking in a mix of noble sentiments and very common wisdom—a perfect combination for the Great Emancipator. Lincoln is clearly a person we wish we knew better, and in Selby’s work we come to know him as never before.” —Michael P. Riccards, author, Ferocious Engine of Democracy, a two-volume history of the presidency

“Lincoln’s Better Angel gives us a history lesson, and Lincoln’s words and actions demonstrate how he changed our way of thinking and made it possible for all of us to be the best that we can be.” —Rafer Johnson, Author, Humanitarian, and Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal Winner, Author, and Humanitarian

“From its opening paragraph, Lincoln’s Better Angel is touching, and at times astonishing. David Selby has created a living, breathing Lincoln, true to historical roots, yet alive and relevant in today’s world. Any student of American history will be dazzled by Selby’s interpretation of Lincoln and his plausible reactions to contemporary events. With every page, you tumble further into this amazing world, and meet a charming, wise and surprising ghost of Lincoln.” —Bob Rogers, BRC Imagination Arts,Executive Producerof the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

“David L. Selby has brought the ghost of Lincoln back to Washington D.C. where he appears to a Vietnam veteran assigned to the Lincoln Memorial. They discuss the past and the present in a very imaginative and philosophical dialogue. A most entertaining read.” —Wayne C. Temple, historian and author of Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet and other works, and Chief Deputy Director, Illinois State Archive

The River Love

Margaret Hay Van Damm

Novel - Original Hardcover

$24.95 - $1.93 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804478-8

ISBN 978 187804478-5

"....Her witty insights into life and love force us to think about what really makes anyone happy, and who, after all, is responsible for that happiness. Most of all, the author reminds us that a river of love runs through all our existences...."

—Shirley Bolinaga, retired staff writer,
The Virginian-Pilot

The author, daughter of George Hay, founder of Nashville's famous Grand Ole Opry, draws on her Southern heritage for this love story set in Mississippi.

The River Love AUDIO BOOK

READ BY THE AUTHOR

$29.95 - $2.32 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227834-6

ISBN 978 193227834-7

Margaret Hay Van Damm, daughter of the founder of the Grand Ol' Opry, George Hayes

INTRODUCING

COLD

A.D. Carson

A Multi-media Novel
Prose, poetry,
and Hip-Hop lyrics
Original Softcover
Book

$17.95 - $1.39 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227872-9
ISBN 978 193227872-9

Complimentary Readers Guide

AUDIOS by A.D. Carson

COLD Audio

Inspired by the Novel

ISBN 978 061550326-4

Book & Cold CD for $25.00
plus IL tax and S&H

Cold World Volume I & Volume II - $15.00 plus IL tax and S&H

SPECIAL — Cold World Volume I & Volume II for $15; Book & Cold CD for $25; Book and ALL 3 CDs for $35.

COLDWORLD VOL. I

COLDWORLD VOL. II

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Yats in Movieland

Michael Russo

Novel - Satire

Original Softcover

$14.95 - $1.16 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804422-2

ISBN 978 187804422-8

Russo sees the humor in everything, people, events, organizations, and ideas! One unsolicited reader wrote that he stood on the sidewalk and laughed out loud while reading Yats.

“An outrageous and irreverent novel dealing with the movie industry and the crescent city.” Loyola New Orleans Magazine

“Russo...has talent...a lively writing style...” —Susan Larson, New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Potter Junction

Mayhaven Award for Fiction

Lewis Thomas

Novel Original Softcover

$14.95 - $1.16 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804471-0

ISBN 978 187804471-6

Much of this novel is biographical, and it plucks sweet and sour notes from the songs of the south.

Set in lower Alabama from 1930’s through the 1950’s, this love story reflects the author's observations.

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Vienna Kisses

Mayhaven Award for Fiction

Wilfried G. Lippmann

Novel

Original Hardcover

$23.95 - $1.86 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804493-1

ISBN 978 187804493-8

"....Lippmann tells a compelling tale whose message urges the reader to seize life with passion and without hesitation. Lippmann's characters that do not live according to his credo end up stale and miss out on the full flavor of life." —Zachary Schneider Pazifische Rundschau

Set in Vienna at the end of World War II, this novel takes a unique approach to a serious topic, the unhearalded victums of war. Concentrating on the characters, Lippmann manages to make us laugh in the face of adversity.

Note: Wilfried G. Lippmann has twice won Mayhaven's Awards for Adult Fiction and he placed 3rd in the 2004 Children's Category.

".... readers....will be rewarded with indelible images..... Vienna Kisses is a light and lip-smacking literary confection." —Barbara McMichael, the bookmonger, The Olympian

Minding Mama

WINNER! Mayhaven Award for Fiction

Marilyn Arnold

Novel Now in its Second Printing

Softcover Edition

$17.95 - $1.39 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227822-2

ISBN 978 193227822-4

"Get ready to laugh tears of delight at the absolutely enchanting humor and tenderness of Minding Mama. This is fiction without flaw....It is SO funny! I also found myself captivated by its underlying wisdom....This is not only fine writing by a gifted author, but, as a bonus, Minding Mama provides enrichment for the soul....Arnold's marvelous one-liners, mixed with the skilled unfolding of good tidings along the way...I couldn't put the book down. Humor is not spotty or occasional here, but a steady tickle of the ribs....This is a book you shouldn't miss....It deserves notice from every book lover in the country." —Patricia Russell, Senior Sampler

"Marilyn Arnold's latest novel Minding Mama is a winner...a fun read—genuine humor, wholesome humor and laughing humor....Once readers finish the first scene, they will stay with this page-turner....Minding Mama will be her best-known book to date..." —Douglas Alder, Daily Spectrum

More Praise for Minding Mama:

"Minding Mama is a wild, wacky rideMinding Mama....a grotesque, often funny account....Arnold is a talented witer who can tell a good story...." —Dennis Lythgoe, Deseret Morning News

"...I picked up Minding Mama. Well, I could not put it down. What powerful heart medicine for the soul!....Marilyn Arnold writes with heart and head." —Joe Morgan, author of Potato Branch and Into Chilling Water

Unidentified Lying Objects

Marilyn Arnold

Novel

Original Softcover

$19.95 - $1.55 IL Tax - $5.00 S&H

ISBN 193227858-3

ISBN 978 193227858-3

Arnold provides an hilarious mix of characters trapped in the Red Rock Desert of Utah by a flash flood. Among the stranded are an elderly woman in a Mini-Cooper, folks on a bird-watching expedition from the Jiminy Cricket (we’re hopping!) Senior Citizens Center, and a group of UFO watchers on the lookout for friendly aliens. Wickedly funny, and often suspenseful, Arnold’s style presents a good deal of substance in this master yarn.

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Perfecting Amiable

Marilyn Arnold

Novel

Original Softcover

$19.95 - $1.55 - L Tax - $5.00 S&H

ISBN 193227823-0

ISBN 978 193227823-1

Wild Hands Toward the Sky

Ray Elliott

Novel

Hardcover

$28.00 - $2.00 IL Tax - $5.00 S&H

ISBN 0-9641423-7-8

ISBN 978 0-9641423-7-4

A poignant memorial to a generation of Americans and a rural way of life that are soon to vanish.” —Miles Harvey, Author of The Island of Lost Maps

“A book that deserves to find an audience-especially now that we are welcoming our war veterans back home again.” —St. Louis Post Dispatch

To arrange an interview with Ray Elliott, please contact Mat Wahlstrom by phone at 619-295-9213, by fax at 619-795-8813, or email at mwpublicity@earthlink.net

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IWO Blasted Again

Ray Elliott

Novel—Hardcover

$28.00 - $2.00 - IL Tax - $5.00 S&H

ISBN 0-964142

ISBN 978 0-964142

Note: Both novels published by Tales Press and included in our catalog at the aithor's request.

Beijing Odyssey

Based on the Life and Times of Liang Shiyi

Steve Tung Au

Historical Novel

Original Softcover

$14.95 - $1.16 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804468-0

ISBN 978 187804468-6

Translated Version published in China and available through the publisher and through Mayhaven

Although Beijing Odyssey is identified as a novel, is has been so intensely researched and so carefully written, it might very well be called a biography. Certainly it is an historical novel true to the history of China from the mid-1800’s until the 1930’s.

“...an authentic, carefully researched novel about the wrenching changes in China and Chinese minds during a crucial period in Chinese history. All is there in the life of Liang Shiyi, one of the last scholar officials of the Manchu Dynasty and a behind-the-scenes operator in the dangerous, stumbling early years of the Chinese Republic. Liang Shiyi, who made his mark in the development of railways and the Chinese banking system, led a colorful private life with his wife and six concubines in his large well-off family. Throughout his lifetime, foreign imperialism clashed with Chinese nationalism as he struggled to adjust Confucian ways to his dream of a modern yet orderly China.” —Charles T. Cross, Ambassador of the United States of America (ret.)

This book has been translated and published in China

No Man’s A Mountain

John E. Cramer

Western Novel

Original Hardcover

Set in Kansas after the Civil War

$19.95 - $1.55 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804448-6

ISBN 978 187804448-8

“Cramer’s debut sports all the ingredients for a deceptively clever western whodunit...an honest rancher fighting the arrogant tycoon, becomes a complex mystery with clues...spread all over the Kansas prairie of 1876.” Publishers Weekly

No Man’s a Mountain is...a carefully plotted, fast-paced story of the old west. John Cramer’s is a refreshing new voice in the annals of western fiction.” —Jack Farris, author of the Classic Western, Ramey

“It...moves quickly from the outset...fist fights and gunfights and a love interest...and a lot of ‘who’s’ and ‘why’s’ along the way.” —Rebecca Rasberry, Jonesboro Sun

Seven Rode Together

John E. Cramer

Western Novel - Original Hardcover

$24.95 - $1.93 IL Tax

$5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804492-3

ISBN 978 187804492-1

Set in the plains of Kansas after the Civil War, the main characters of Seven Rode Together will be familiar to those who have read Cramer’s first critically acclaimed western, No Man’s A Mountain

Mort Kane and his son Joey find, after holding on to their land while others tried to steal them out and burn them out, that building a future in River Bend is a day-to-day risk. Kane stands up to the local land baron and battles through the wild west courts, but finds the ultimate assault, the kidnapping of young Joey, calls for plenty of help. Six men step up to face the challenge—some old friends and some nearly strangers. The seven form a posse to hunt down the enemies at home and across the border into Mexican Territory.

Seven Rode Together...takes the reader back to a less sophisticated time when a cattle farmer in Kansas had to know how to handle more than livestock to survive....a fast-paced read....” —Rebecca Rasberry, Jonesboro Sun

Ho Nikon

The world of dinosaurs and super humans

G. McLeod

Novel

Original Softcover

$14.95 - $1.16 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804458-3

ISBN 978 187804458-7

The world of dinosaurs and super humans

The story begins 60 million years ago, and ends in a modern-day urbane setting. The journey between the two introduces us to two heros, both striving to survive in hostile worlds.

After the Blue

Russel Like

Novel

Original Softcover

$12.95 - $1.00 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 096613090-4

The east coast of North America, sometime in the future when aliens seek a place and try to understand a time that no longer exists. Beneath the humor hide many questions.

Note: This book was not published by Mayhaven but is included in our catalog at the Author's request

A Family Possessed

L. W. Stevenson

Ghost Story

Softcover

—In Second Edition—

$12.95 - $1.00 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804463-X

ISBN 978-187804463-1

A Ghost Story based on reported events

Also in Audio - Read by Brian H. Porter

(author of Harvey's Life - Now What?)

A Family Possessed

AUDIO

L. W. Stevenson

Read by Brian H. Porter

$17.95 $1.39 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227845-1

ISBN 978 193227845-3

"This ghost story is set among the cornfields and pasture lands of the midwest where a family shrinks from sounds in the night and shadowy figures that stalk the landscape. Note: L. W. Stevenson wrote several books before settling down to this spine-tingling subject.“A haunting mystery.”

—Jeff Kelly, Mattoon Journal Gazette

Murder at the Strawberry Festival

Warren Carrier

Mystery Novel

Original Hardcover

$19.95 - $1.55 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804414-1

ISBN 978 187804414-3

“...an excellent whodunit.

—Marguerite Johnston, The Houston Post

“...extremely exciting...one of the rare books I would call a page-turner.”

—Albert Guerard, Author of Gabrielle

“The book shines in its parade of characters....a fascinating look into small town America.”

—Janice Simon, Galveston Daily News

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An Honorable Spy

Warren Carrier

Mystery Novel

Original Softcover

$10.95 - $0.85 IL Tax

$5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804411-7

ISBN 978 187804411-2

“...a world of intrigue, mystery and espionage.” —Janice Simon, The Galveston Daily News

2084

Kirk Combe

Science Fiction

Original Softcover

$24.95 - $1.93 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227863-X

ISBN 978 193227863-7

2084 is a world run and employed by a single mega corporation, whose reach extends into the very brains of the population, tapping into their fantasies and their base drives at the expense of everyone and everything around them. This technically controlled society is opposed only by the shrinking members of a free-thinking humanity.

Author Kirk Combe believes fiction should not be a pleasant escape from social reality, but an intensive and imaginative exploration of it. 2084 is his first science-fiction novel.

A Professor of English at Denison University (Ohio), Combe has authored several books and articles, including A Martyr for Sin: Rochester's Critique of Polity, Sexuality, and Society (University of Delaware Press), Theorizing Satire: Essays in Literary Criticism (St. Martins Press). He has also published works of fiction and poetry in literary journals.

Combe has a B.A. from Davidson College (North Carolina) and an M.A. in English, Middlebury College (Vermont). He completed his doctorate and received his D.Phil. in English Literature from Oxford University (England). The author is originally from Idaho, and he has taught at universities in both Europe and the United States.

A Byte of Charity

Lance Pearson

Mystery Novel

Original Softcover

A strange story of hacking and revenge

$14.95 - $1.16 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804469-9

ISBN 978 187804469-3

Nominated for the Library of Virginia Fiction Award

“A Byte of Charity focuses on a man who uses computers to ‘borrow’ money from the government and to force an unscrupulous business to stop a blackmail scheme...the hero...is not a computer nerd.”

—Jann Malone, Richmond Times Dispatch

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Waltz With the Devil

Paul Fouliard

Adventure Novel

Original Softcover

$12.95 - $1.00 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804406-0

ISBN 978 187804406-8

Based on historic incidents and figures, this story is so timely it will make you shiver

International intrigue—from the legendary Otto Skorzeny during the final days of the Third Reich, to the secret plans of modern terrorism, Fouliard’s characters link the past to the present and beyond.

And Then She Was Gone

Mayhaven Award for Fiction

—Second Edition—

A Maggie Ryan Mystery

Susan McBride

Mayhaven Award for Fiction

Mystery Novel

Original Softcover

$14.95 - $1.16 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804483-4

ISBN 978 187804483-9

In quiet Litchfield, Texas, a child vanishes without a trace. Detective Mggie Ryan uncovers many buried secrets, including one of her own.

Nominated for Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best First Mystery by Romantic Times

“...a real heart-in-your-throat page-turner....McBride does a masterful job of creating harrowing situations, and Maggie Ryan is a character worth watching.—Toby Bromburg, Mystery Reviewer, Romantic Times

"McBride's debut novel was a finalist in St. Martin's Best First Traditional Mystery contest and won the National Writer's Association Best Novel Contest. Neither distinction was as important as winning Mayhaven Publishing's First Annual Award for Fiction, which resulted in publication of this deserving effort." —Book Browser Review

“...well-written and brutally realistic...frightening and unforgettable....” —Harriet Klausner for I Love A Mystery

..in the best story-telling tradition...a masterful piece of suspense writing...” —John A. Broussard, The Quill Magazine

Overkill

A Maggie Ryan Mystery

Susan McBride

Mystery Novel

Original Softcover

$14.95 - $1.01 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804487-7

ISBN 978 187804487-7

A parent's worst nightmare.

“**** 1/2...an emotionally intense, suspenseful story in Overkill...plotting is flawless and the ending, though completely logical, will take you by surprise....” WWW.ROMANTICTIMES.COM

Four Quills (out of five) “...McBride’s second novel featuring...Texas cop, Maggie Ryan. I’m happy to say that the dreaded sophomore jinx does not manifest itself in any way, shape or form....Overkill fulfills the promise of...impressive storytelling and complicated characterization found in McBride’s debut, And Then She Was Gone.—Reed Andrus, Mystery News

“...a taut police procedural with plenty of emotional resonance. Maggie Ryan is a great protagonist—competent, complex and... human... her investigation of a tragic, inexplicable death forces her to look down the dark hallways of her own past. McBride has followed up her stunning debut with another fine novel....” —William Kent Krueger, award-winning author of Iron Lake, Boundary Waters and Purgatory Ridge

“...McBride has a talent for reaching out from the pages and grabbing readers....” —Cathy Gallagher, Site Guide, About.com Mysteries

A Broken Reed

Mayhaven Award for Fiction

Ron Miller

A novel of suspense set in the mountains of Alabama during the 1950's

Based on actual events.

Mystery/Suspense Novel—Original Softcover

$17.95 - $1.39 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 187804490-7

ISBN 978 187804490-7

Ron Miller is inspired by where he lives— Alabama, by his history, and by his keen observations.

You won't want to miss this gripping novel.

Reviews

"....fourteen year old Ollie's world is turned upside down when a horrifying crime is committed. His naive willingness in trying to help makes an adult out of him long before he's ready.

Set in the 1950's rural south, Millers work neatly fits into the categories of both the...coming of age genre and the mystery-suspense novel. Blending southern culture with history and a love of cars makes A Broken Reed a determinedly male work suitable for all ages." —Pam Kingsbury, Southern Scribe Reviews

“...Miller’s award-winning, coming-of-age novel...is a must-read for those fascinated by the southern literary experience....it is a microcosm of the southern experience in a small town in the late 1950’s. Miller weaves a fascinating tapestry of characters, both good and evil, strong and weak, simple and fascinatingly complex. His ear for dialect and sensitivity to descriptive writing elevate many of his passages to poetry. Readers will find themselves enmeshed in a rich world of memories, some startlingly realistic, some painfully graphic, some mythic in their dream-like qualities. A Broken Reed is a novel...not easily categorized, but rather to be savored.” —Louise Edwards Sowa, instructor of English, Jacksonville State University

“a scintillating tale of...loss of innocence and initiation into the horrors of evil.... Skillfully combining a broad knowledge of literary classics, automobiles, Southern culture and the human psyche, Miller weaves a compelling story of murder, intrigue and mystery.” —Harry Eugene Rose

Keep and Bear Arms

Robert Isham Auler

Mystery Novel

Hardcover

$26.95 - $2.09 IL Tax - $5.00 S&H

ISBN 1932278

ISBN 978 1932278

“In college, Bob Auler was my station manager at the campus radio station, but fired me, saying I would be better off in print. Then I was his editor at The Daily Illini, and fired him, saying he would be better off in fiction. Turns out we were both right, although he only stayed fired for a week, and later turned to the law, a more lucrative branch of fiction, where he became the Goliath slayer of downstate Illinois.” —Roger Ebert, Pulitzer Prize movie critic

“Keep and Bear Arms has a fiery start in a time of terrorism...flawed heroes....courthouse characters...lead us down the wrong alley. It is the reader who will be stereotyping, not the book. Auler’s attorney-eye for federal and state conflicts is a great addition to a story of incredible crime....” —Paul Davis, Retired news director, WGN TV Chicago, Senior Vice President of the Foundation for American Communications, Pasadena, CA, and long-time central Illinois TV anchor

“From an explosion on page one, the excitement of Keep and Bear Arms never lets up! Auler captures the reality of small town living, but this could easily have taken place in any major city in the U.S. Auler blends his expertise and knowledge of the law with the excitement that people love to see in legal fiction. Auler is right on the mark!” —Paul M. Lisnek, Author of Hidden Jury and Other Secret Tactics Lawyers Use to Win, Television and Radio Legal Analyst, Anchor, “Newsmakers on CNN Headline News, and Comcast Network “Political Update”

“Bob Auler’s writing brings the best of both worlds to the modern reader: attention-grabbing storytelling combined with real-life courtroom drama. You have no choice, but to be moved by his work.” —Dan Krier, screenwriter and author of Russ Bailey Poker

The Violin Player

Mayhaven Award for Fiction

John Knoerle

Mystery Novel

Original Hardcover

$24.95 - $1.93 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227801-X

ISBN 978 193227801-9

"Walter Sumner is a middle-aged owner of a Chicago trading firm with a problem: he's being stalked. As he finds his stalker knows more about his family life—and their futures—than he, Walter finds himself confronting mysterious web pages which seem to know family members' deaths before they happen. A riveting, engrossing plot evolves with plenty of tension and strong characterization to hold The Violin Player all together." The Bookwatch

"The Violin Player was fast-paced and suspenseful. John Knoerle captured his characters in a few words of description and the dialogue. They were memorable....I highly recommend it." —Carol Tessler, President of Chicagoland Sisters in Crime

"John updike meets Ross MacDonald in this superbly crafted tale of ghostly phantoms from the family tree, business intrigue and murder mosst foul." —Stephen Smoke, Editor-in-Chief, Mystery Magazine

Collusion

Mayhaven Award for Fiction

Harry Haines

Mystery Novel

Original Hardcover

$26.95 - $2.09 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227871-0

ISBN 978 193227871-2

Harry Haines’ COLLUSION, winner of Mayhaven’s Award for Fiction, is set in Texan oil country, where the nearly invisible world of a forensic accountant exposes greed, deceit, and murder as the bottom line.

"Congratulations on Texas Panic. I picked it up not knowing what to expect, and it kept me on the edge of my chair — it was super great. And I’ll steal Ronald Reagan’s quote about The Hunt for Red October — ‘It was a darn good yarn.’ Write more novels.”

—Stanley Marsh 3

Orphan

Mayhaven Award for Fiction

Harry Haines

Mystery Novel

Original Hardcover

$26.95 - $2.09 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227856-7

ISBN 978 193227856-9

In a horrific accident twenty miles west of Amarillo, Texas, veterinarian James Robert Masterson steps out into the night to find the sole survivor is a very young colt. Masterson agrees to take him home to his ranch in Bushland, Texas. He and his wife tend “Orphan,” never dreaming he will play a significant role in their daughter’s life—and in theirs.

“Orphan blends tensely paced suspense with poignant emotion. Haines’ smooth, clear writing draws you completely into the story.”

—Jennifer Archer, author of Sandwiched and the Me I Used to Be

“Just when you’re wondering if there’s a good new mystery to read, along comes Harry Haines, a fresh talent with his fine new page-turner, Orphan. Once you start it, you won’t put it down.” —William Martin, New York Times best-selling author of Back Bay, Annapolis, and The Lost Constitution

“Harry Haines writes heart-warming suspense in the polished voice of a pro who has mastered his craft—an award-winning novelist at his best” —Jodi Thomas, New York Times best-selling author of The Widows of Wichita County and Twisted Creek

Texas Panic!

Harry Haines

Mystery Novel

Original Hardcover

$26.95 - $2.09 IL Tax - $5.00 S & H

ISBN 193227860-5

ISBN 978 193227860-6

A cow slips and goes down in a feed yard in Sagebrush, Texas, a tiny rural community sixty-five miles north of Amarillo. Considering that there are thirty-five million cattle in the Texas Panhandle, one “downer” would hardly seem newsworthy, but two factors escalate the event into a national panic—a potential death knell for the cattle industry: the world’s largest feed yard happens to be located nearby, and a tourist with a home video camera films the hapless animal and takes the tape to a local TV station. Within forty-eight hours BSE becomes the lead story on all networks. Hysteria grips the nation. Texas cattle become worthless. Billions are at stake.

"Congratulations on Texas Panic. I picked it up not knowing what to expect, and it kept me on the edge of my chair — it was super great. And I’ll steal Ronald Reagan’s quote about The Hunt for Red October — ‘It was a darn good yarn.’ Write more novels.”

—Stanley Marsh 3

Brilliantly evokes the tormented inner life of the cattle business. Texas Panic! is not only an exciting thriller, but also a remarkable moving and human story.”

—Charles Ball, former Executive Vice-President, Texas Cattle Feeders Association

“Texas Panic!, Harry Haines’ new thriller, is entertaining and engrossing from the first page to the last, a wild ride through Texas and a possible Mad Cow Disease outbreak. And an unlikely family-man hero, Jim Bob Masterson is a terrific companion to ride with.”

—John Lescroart, New York Times’ best-selling author of A Plague of Secrets

Updated 5/12/11 By Mayhaven Publishing

Email: mayhavenpublishing@mchsi.com