Riddle in the Sand
(Unpublished Mystery)
Royal Palm Literary Award Winner 2009
Florida Writers Association
Henry “Whispering” Smith returns to his North Carolina home after years of tracking livestock rustlers on the desolate Colorado Plateau. Agreeing to be best man at his uncle’s wedding, he ends up facing the two things that drove him away: a pig-headed father he doesn’t like and an unfaithful ex-girlfriend he does. Plans for a brief visit change after a close friend is murdered, and cattle theft appears to be the motive. When local police are reluctant to believe Henry, he uses his knowledge and skill as a tracker to help bring a killer to justice. While struggling to reconcile his past, he follows a trail that leads uncomfortably close to his heart, and just might shape his future.
Writings
Jeff Corwin Connect - Citizen Blog (interview)
Novel Adventurers - guest blog
"Riddle in the Sand" - unpublished mystery novel
Hillsboro Times-Gazette, Ohio
Red & Green, Minot State University
