Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Harstad s book really rocks, from the opening chilling 911 call to the final showdown, and never loses pace. Rosalind at redgate by meredith nicholson thrillers, nonfiction books, mystery. Eleven days by donald harstad overdrive rakuten overdrive. Known dead online media of northern illinois libraries. A former deputy sheriff and twentysixyear veteran of the clayton county sheriffs department, he lives in elkader, iowa. Don harstad s eleven days is the by far the best book i read in 1999. Donald harstad s eleven days was called a hell of a first novel by michael connelly and truly frightening by the san francisco chronicle.
Donald harstad is a twentysixyear veteran of the clayton county sheriffs department in northeastern iowa, and the author of the acclaimed novels eleven days and known dead. Eleven days springfieldgreene county library overdrive. Donald harstad worked for 26 years as deputy sheriff and chief investigator for the police department of clayton county, iowa. Harstad being an excop gives you the gritty real cop of the world. All of his novels are set in nation county, a fictional rural county in iowa. Its all characters, and when youre a cop, you get to meet so many of them and under very interesting circumstances, says harstad, who wrote his first novel eleven days. Boy was i blown away the first time i read eleven days. In a mesmerizing debut, copturnedauthor donald harstad uses reallife events to paint a jarring picture of crime in americas heartlandwhere twostopligh, isbn 9780553581485 buy the eleven days ebook. Donald harstad books list of books by donald harstad. His first novel, eleven days, was loosely based on a case he worked on. The first half of harstad s goodnatured debut may read like fargo meets dragnet, but this police procedural turns downright explosive once deputy sheriff carl houseman gets to the heart of the strang. Donald harstad is a 26year veteran of the clayton county sheriffs department in northeastern iowa, and the author of the acclaimed novels eleven days and known dead. Carl houseman, the deputy sheriff of rural nation county, iowa, leaves home to enter the world of international intrigue in the sixth in donald harstad s critically acclaimed series.
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In the american heartland, someone is killing cops. But all that changes the day deputy sheriff carl housemans dispatcher receives the terrifying 911 call. Eleven days read online free book by donald harstad in. Houseman, whos been a cop for over 20 years, is on night patrol when a call from a woman comes in about a murder in progress on a farm. Iowa, and the author of the acclaimed novels eleven days and known dead. Known dead isbn 9780553580952 pdf epub donald harstad ebook. Eleven days published june 15,1998 posted on november 8, 20 by in a mesmerizing debut, copturnedauthor donald harstad uses reallife events to paint a jarring picture of crime in americas heartlandwhere twostoplight towns no longer offer refuge from modernday brutality. Author donald harstads complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Eleven days by donald harstad 1999 0506 donald harstad.
He strives to keep things authentic and procedures believable while helping readers understand how cops think. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read eleven days. Dealing with the realities of middle americas militia groups and the interaction of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, harstad has written a tightly woven police procedural even better than his first, eleven days lj 61598. Eleven days carl houseman book 1 kindle edition by. Its a cop novel of very exceptional merit and gets my recommendation. This book was obviously written by someone who has an inside working knowledge of law enforcement. I was originally drawn to the writing of donald harstad because i grew up in a small town around smalltown cops, and i was interested to see how well he captured that life.
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Donald harstad in iowa, a satanic cult is suspected in a series of ritualistic murders which include mutilation. In a mesmerizing debut, copturnedauthor donald harstad uses reallife events to paint a jarring picture of crime in americas heartlandwhere twostoplight towns no longer offer refuge from modernday brutality. Housemans daughter, jane, has been studying abroad in the uk. Eleven days carl houseman book 1 kindle edition by donald. One victim had a breast cut off, another was castrated.
American crime fictions bestkept secretas if michael connelly had spent twentysix years as a smalltown cop in iowahas written his breakout book. See all books authored by donald harstad, including november rain. Since his retirement, he has written six critically acclaimed novels featuring carl houseman. Sleekify the supercharged noweights workout to sculpt and. The day cops find the mutilated bodies at a remote farmhouse. An interview with iowa author donald harstad jody ewing.
Eleven days carl houseman, book 1 by donald harstad book cover, description, publication history. Known dead 2000 read online free book by donald harstad in. Eleven days carl houseman book 1 and millions of other books are. Jun 15, 1998 eleven days by former deputy sheriff donald harstad was published in 1999, fourteen years ago which is a good while, and i guess qualifies as a forgotten book. The chilling detail and terrific narrative that harstad brings makes him one of the best police procedure novelist.
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