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Donald harstad is a twentysixyear veteran of the clayton county sheriffs department in northeastern iowa. I tend to be willing to read at least one book when i learn of an iowa author, this book was published in 1998 and is the authors first book. Carl houseman, the deputy sheriff of rural nation county, iowa, leaves home to enter the world of international intrigue in the sixth in donald harstads critically acclaimed series. Donald harstad books list of books by author donald harstad. In a mesmerizing debut, copturned author donald harstad uses reallife events to paint a jarring picture of crime in americas heartlandwhere twostoplight towns no longer offer refuge from modern day brutality. They all primarily center around carl houseman, a police officer, who is a loose analog for harstad himself. Eleven days 1998 doubleday bantam 4th estate 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. Eleven days carl houseman by donald harstad and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read eleven days. Read eleven days by donald harstad available from rakuten kobo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. A former deputy sheriff, harstad lives with his wife, mary, in. Donald harstads police procedural set in smalltown iowa starts with a satanic multiple murder and gets more complicated from there.
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Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Click to read more about eleven days by donald harstad. Give us back our eleven days, claimed by some history books to be a demand made by rioters after great britain. Publication date 1998 topics police, satanism, abduction publisher new york. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Eleven days carl houseman book 1 and millions of other books are available for amazon. All of his novels are set in nation county, a fictional rural county in iowa. Eleven days novel, a 20 novel by lea carpenter eleven days, an autobiographical account of a kidnapping by brianda domecq. Our marketplace offers millions of titles from sellers worldwide. Eleven days was nominated for an anthony award for best first novel. Eleven days, big thaw donald harstad is an american novelist and former police officer specializing in crime fiction and police procedurals. Eleven days by donald harstad overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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