Böcker av Michael D Hankins

Don't believe everything you see on the news. Sometimes towns have secrets-big ones. And sometimes learning those secrets comes with a price.In the year 1934, the United States government quietly purchased a large plot of land near Hawkeye, Kansas. Only a select few Mennonite workers knew the true reason for this purchase. Under strict instructions from the government, and for their own protection, they have kept a secret for generations.Now, a young man named Gabriel Schmidt is looking into the history of this area-and treading dangerously close to dark waters. Led by a higher power to continue investigating the truth, and hoping to find out for himself what happened back in the thirties, what he discovers may threaten the entire region.With intrigue, government plots, unlimited danger, unbelievable discoveries, and a touch of supernatural, divine intervention, Mennonite Mystery is a stellar debut novel for Michael D. Hankins. It will keep you guessing, and will thrill with more than a few unexpected surprises. A nail-biting mystery from beginning to end, this exciting release is the perfect summer addition to the shelf for any lover of historical fiction, drama, and intrigue.

Life wasn’t easy for the early Arizona pioneers who settled in the rattlesnake kingdom of the world…Arizona Rattlesnake Tales takes the reader back in time to experience the unimaginable hardships cowboys and pioneers faced while living amongst the dreaded “rattler,” in a time when antivenom was nonexistent and a rattlesnake bite was often a death sentence. The book includes vintage clippings—unedited reports from 1866–1923 newspapers that paint a clear picture of the extreme adversity and tragedy early settlers dealt with. The tales are scary, exciting, humorous, and oftentimes sad, and they all help to illuminate this fascinating time and place in U.S. history.If you’re a true Arizona history buff, there’s no other book like Arizona Rattlesnake Tales!