Native Blood (Zeb Hanks Mystery Series) - Softcover

Reps, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1483979911 ISBN 13: 9781483979915

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

The dead never leave us but they whisper ghost stories that bring the past back to life.

Sheriff Zeb Hanks has returned home to Graham County only to be confronted with the murder of an Apache girl whose death is eerily reminiscent of an unsolved murder committed seven years earlier. Both deaths involve granddaughters of the men who mentored Zeb in his youth. The fact that the recent murder took place on San Carlos Apache lands further complicates matters. The new tribal chairman has only reluctantly called on the Graham County Sheriff’s office for help and he’s made it clear that Zeb is not really welcome.

With a vested interest in a case that involves a complexly woven web of Native American and Anglo cultures, Zeb discovers what it takes to be a sheriff, a friend and a man who understands the ways of the old west versus the new west.

NATIVE BLOOD is the first book of the action-packed ZEB HANKS MYSTERY Series, that follows Sheriff Zeb Hanks, former Sheriff Jake Dablo, Medicine Man Jimmy Song Bird and others as Natives and Anglos work together to solve crimes in southeastern Arizona.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Reps has been a writer and storyteller his whole life. Born in small town southeastern Minnesota, he trained as a mathematician and chiropractor but never lost his love of telling or writing a good story. As an avid desert wilderness hiker Mark spends a great deal of time roaming the desert and other terrains of southeastern Arizona from December to May. A chance meeting with an old time colorful sheriff led him to develop the Zeb Hanks character and the world that surrounds him. Mark returns often to SE Arizona for inspiration, information and to maintain the general feel of the area, learn its history and understand the local residents.

When Mark started writing he became pen pals with Tony Hillerman who offered up tips, criticism and ideas on some of his early novels. His books are often compared with the Longmire television series and books by Craig Johnson. Welcome to the series!

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From the Back Cover

In rural Arizona the murder of two children, one Apache and one White, seven years apart bring clashing cultures into closer view. Sheriff Zeb Hanks calls on his mentors, former Sheriff Jake Dablo and Apache Medicine Man, Jimmy Song Bird, who are the grandfathers of the dead children, to help him solve the crime. Beliefs, customs and even right and wrong are viewed in many differing lights as the men work together and separately to solve the crime and exorcise their personal demons.

From the Inside Flap

Other books by Mark Reps

Holes in the Sky

Adios Angel

Native Justice

Native Bones

Native Warrior

Native Earth

Native Destiny

Native Trouble

Native Roots (Prequel Novella)

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1483979911
• ISBN 13: 9781483979915
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 283