Legend of the Dead

by Micah S. Hackler

Overview

A THOUSAND YEARS AGO A PEOPLE'S BLOOD WAS SHED ON THIS
PARCHED EARTH. NOW THE DYING HAS BEGUN AGAIN....

LEGEND OF THE DEAD
A Sheriff Lansing Mystery

HIGH ON A DESERT RIDGE,
THE WATCHER AWAITS

The body in the arroyo belonged to a man who'd made his living plundering ancient Indian sites. And the only witness to the crime would not change his story: a demon had killed his friend.

Sheriff Cliff Lansing has an unexplained death on his hands, and it's only the beginning. In Las Palmas, New Mexico, a U.S. senator is on his way to meet a Zuni shaman who is holding up a land swap involving 150,000 acres in New Mexico and Arizona. Backed by a powerful businessman, the senator intends to push the deal through, but in a long, dark night on the high desert he is led into a storm of violence and shame....

Now Sheriff Lansing is headed out to the Anasazi Strip, where the truth awaits him-in the swirling dust of magic, greed, and murder....

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159151872
Publisher:	Speaking Volumes
Publication date:	07/10/2018
Series:	A Sheriff Lansing Mystery , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	516,458
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Micah S. Hackler was born on November 23, 1950 in the farming community of Hoisington, Kansas. His father was an exploration geologist and the family moved often, living in Colorado, Ohio and Oklahoma, just to name a few states. He always loved the Rocky Mountains. A family trip to Mesa Verde in 1965 started a life-long interest in the Pueblo Indian culture. He resolved to one day be a writer after consuming every novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Dabbling as a play write in college, marriage, children and life in general delayed his plans. After graduating from LSU, he joined the Air Force and retired as a Major in 1993. While on active duty, he completed two unpublished manuscripts and one play that was produced. After retiring, he began writing in earnest, producing the Sheriff Lancing mystery series. The four novels, LEGEND OF THE DEAD, COYOTE RETURNS, THE SHADOW CATCHER and THE DARK CANYON, are set in modern day New Mexico and revolve around the exploits of Sheriff Cliff Lansing. Each story involves a mythology unique to the Navajo or Pueblo people. He is currently working on the fifth book of the series. A widower, Micah is a father and grandfather and currently lives with his new wife, Olivia, in Spring, Texas.