The Devil's Rope

From the coal mines of West Virginia to the snowy slopes of the Rocky Mountains, this fast paced story follows the twists and turns that are encountered by three young survivors determined to avenge the deaths of their loved ones. Blinded by the choking storms of the prairie dust bowl, the youngsters track the elusive dust devils through hell and high water. The Devil’s Rope has twists and turns that will leave your stomach knotted. The three unlikely characters that hunt the elusive serial killers will amaze you with their tenacity and true grit. Despite the gravity of the situations that unfold, the young hunters of the dust devils will steal your heart with their zest for life and the interactions between each other and the multitude of characters they meet along the trail.

Marinel J. Poppie was raised in Montana where she was active in high school and college rodeo and ski teams. She attended Colorado, Montana and Washington Universities, receiving her doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, and has been an active equine veterinarian for 46 years. She has trained and shown nearly every type of horse including reining stock horses, hunters, and jumpers, gaited horses and trick horses. She has completed several 100 mile endurances races. Fascinated by the beauty of Montana and the Southwest, she is very involved in the daily tasks of the working rancher. Her artwork of watercolors, oils and bronze are exhibited and sold in Montana, Arizona, and New Mexico. She is presently owner and manager of the Rocking Arrow Cattle Company near Glenwood, New Mexico. This is her eighth novel.