Dwight Holing

A con man trying to go legit and a cast of eccentric characters team up in this fast and witty mystery series debut. When Jack McCoul gets married, he vows to give up his life of crime for good, but then an in-law pulls a heist that lands Jack in the middle of a murder. He must pull off the grift of a lifetime to catch the real killer.

A Boatload

Hollywood comes to the High Lonesome to make a Western, but not all the showdowns and bodies that fall are make-believe. Nick Drake confronts a double-feature of murder and mysticism when Sheriff Pudge Warbler enlists him to catch a killer among the movie stars and film crew turning Harney County into a celluloid version of the Old West. At the same time, he runs afoul of a sinister goldmining company after finding an old prospector shot in the back. The stakes couldn't be higher when the killers threaten Nick, his wife and daughter, and it's a fight to the finish or wind up buried like lost treasure.

The Forever Feet

Set in Oregon's high desert in 1968, wildlife ranger Nick Drake must solve a string of murders while recovering from his recent experience on the battlefields of the Vietnam War.

A Nick Drake Novel

The Sorrow Hand

Nick Drake is back! A contemporary western thriller. It's 1969 and spring finally comes to the lonesome Oregon high desert after an especially bitter winter, but for every new beginning, something old must give way. Someone is poisoning wild horses and a vicious killer escapes from prison. A murder thrusts Vietnam veteran turned wildlife ranger Nick Drake into a desperate manhunt that turns into a fight for survival to protect those he holds dear. Spring quickly turns into a season of dying and life in Harney County will never be the same. Read as a standalone or as part of the series. Award-winning author Dwight Holing draws on his deep roots to the American West and understanding of the natural world to create a masterful story. With memorable characters and prose that crackles like the unforgiving setting, the suspense builds and drives "The Shaming Eyes" to a climax as powerful as a force of nature. Here's what readers are saying: - Wow! Simply, wow! - I usually don't read a book this fast; I had to keep turning the pages. - I loved the setting and mood. - Characters you can believe in. - Nick Drake fans are going to love this one. - Beautifully written and well-paced.

The Shaming Eyes

Describes twenty-three wilderness preserves in California, looks at the history and ecology of each area, and provides information on their wildlife and facilities

California Wild Lands

Scott Forbes

This 224-page title explores the world's magnificent rain forests, from Alaska's temperate Tongass National Forest to Peru's Manu Biosphere Reserve in the heart of the Amazon Basin, and from Borneo's Mount Kinabulu to New Zealand's Fiordland National Park. Numerous informative essays look at the flora and fauna and the human residents of the forests, how to plan a journey, and profile 17 of the most spectacular rainforest destinations in the world. A Travel Tips section offers carefully selected lodging, camping and touring information. The work is lavishly illustrated with more than 250 spectacular photographs as well as specially commissioned maps.

Rain Forests

This is the fourth installment in the Nick Drake mystery series, contemporary westerns set in Harney County, Oregon.The tumultuous 1960s are nearing their end, but trouble doubles down on Vietnam veteran turned wildlife ranger Nick Drake. A mysterious mother's six-year-old twins vanish while a pyromaniac goes on a rampage. As Nick Drake mounts a desperate search for the missing children, he must fight fire with fire when the arsonist targets the people and land he loves.

The Whisper Soul

Vicki Len

Describes the plant and animal life found in coral reefs, including parrotfish, eels, seastars, clams, flatworms, and sponges.

Crowded Kingdom of the Bizarre and the Beautiful

The Secrets of Coral Reefs

The thrilling sequel to "The Sorrow Hand." Nick Drake is a troubled Vietnam War veteran seeking redemption as a game warden. But when an Air Force pilot from a nearby base plummets onto a refuge, Nick is plunged into a deadly showdown with the military. Murders ensue, and he turns to his Paiute neighbors to bring justice to the pitiless desert.

Dwight Holing

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