A Killing Snow

When aspiring journalist Mariel Erickson leaves the civilized comforts of Chicago for Goss Valley a small town on the Dakota prairie she isnt prepared for the turmoil she and her husband encounter. As if hostile homesteaders harsh weather impoverished Indians and shady frontier politics arent bad enough Mariel soon finds herself embroiled in Goss Valleys first murder case. The facts of the case appear straightforward. In full view of five witnesses wagon driver Clyde Hartwig beat an Irish immigrant to death with a baseball bat. The victim was known as a decent and hardworking family man. But Mariel hears rumors of his involvement with homemade bombs and Fenian terrorism. Could that have been Hartwigs motive? On assignment for the towns fledgling newspaper Mariel must get the killers side of the story before hes silenced by the hangmans rope. Hartwigs trial set for early January promises to be the biggest event to ever happen in the short history of Goss Valley and the residents eagerly anticipate a fine spectacle. Little does anyone know that a much larger force is about to descend on the town revealing how capricious life on the prairie can be.Dave Hoing and Roger Hileman write historical fiction so believable youd swear the authors have been alive since before the Civil War.... --Carol Kean reviewer Perihelion