From the Back Cover:
PRAISE FOR THE BIG THAW
"Compelling...[with a] spectacular finale...Harstad writes ‘cop talk’ that’s not only believable but often (intentionally) funny."
—Publishers Weekly
"A truly great storyteller...He sets up the story beautifully, with intense suspense, an intriguing investigation that has all the authentic trappings, and a believable cast of police personnel. He gets better and better with each book.” —Library Journal
"It’s fascinating to follow Harstad’s hero-narrator, Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman of Nation County, Iowa, through a crime scene. Houseman proceeds with absolute confidence, making the slightest depression in the carpeting intriguing, treating the reader to insights gleaned from physical evidence that only a firsthand authority can renderÉHarstad is one of the most reliable and riveting police procedural writers in the business." --Booklist
PRAISE FOR KNOWN DEAD
“[Harstad] knows his territory, and his description of it is gritty and realistic...a sophisticated, funny and diverting book.”
--New York Times
"Crackles with the electricity of an adrenaline-laced shoot-out."—Denver Post
"A series to watch."—Cleveland Plain Dealer
PRAISE FOR ELEVEN DAYS
"A hell of a first novel. Donald Harstad has created a gripping and unsettling world that underscores the simple truth that the threat of evil and its violence is everywhere in America-- even the farmlands of Iowa. Harstad seasons the book with a wonderful cast of characters and his insider’s knowledge. His is a welcome new voice in crime fiction. —Michael Connelly
"Eleven Days satisfies on every level...With one startling twist after another, this grisly but cunningly sophisticated story is truly frightening...A debut spellbinder."–San Francisco Chronicle.
"[Harstad’s] dry, even droll account of these macabre crimes makes them all the more terrible."
--New York Times Book Review
"Downright explosive! The descriptions of the police work rival Wambaugh’s best." —Publishers Weekly
About the Author:
DONALD HARSTAD is the author of Eleven Days, Known Dead, and The Big Thaw. A former deputy sheriff and twenty-six-year veteran of the Clayton County Sheriff’s Department, he lives in Elkader, Iowa.
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