In the wooded hills of Southeast Missouri, the pace of life is far different than the
bustling clamor of the suburbs which surround major metropolitan areas of the country.
Even today, the rhythm of the hills, pays little heed to a time clock, or sweep
second hand. There is a time of warmth and a time of cold. There is a time when the clouds
offer nothing for a dry land, and there are times when the storms come.
In 1961 the bootheel was a world apart, separated from concrete, steel, and neon, by
more than just miles. All manner of creatures sought food and shelter under the dense canopy
of foliage in the deep woods. The gently rolling hills even offered Mason Powell, a wounded
Korean War veteran, a measure of peace. But as the weather heated up in the summer of '61,
the small towns bordering the swamps and forests of the bootheel region were rocked by
brutal slayings.
Conservation Agent Lynn Moody asks the reclusive Mason Powell to track an elusive killer,
a predator armed with razor-sharp talons and lethal fangs. But in the swamps and heavily
wooded hills the advantage belonged to the hunted, not the hunter. That advantage became
apparent when traps and determined hunters failed to bring down the predator. Reluctantly,
Mason resorts to stalking the killer alone, hoping to avoid becoming prey. In the deep shadows
beneath the velvet green forest canopy, Mason Powell learns a grim lesson. There is a very
good reason people fear things that go bump in the night!
In the wooded hills of Southeast Missouri, the pace of life is far different than the
bustling clamor of the suburbs which surround major metropolitan areas of the country.
Even today, the rhythm of the hills, pays little heed to a time clock, or sweep
second hand. There is a time of warmth and a time of cold. There is a time when the clouds
offer nothing for a dry land, and there are times when the storms come.
In 1961 the bootheel was a world apart, separated from concrete, steel, and neon, by
more than just miles. All manner of creatures sought food and shelter under the dense canopy
of foliage in the deep woods. The gently rolling hills even offered Mason Powell, a wounded
Korean War veteran, a measure of peace. But as the weather heated up in the summer of '61,
the small towns bordering the swamps and forests of the bootheel region were rocked by
brutal slayings.
Conservation Agent Lynn Moody asks the reclusive Mason Powell to track an elusive killer,
a predator armed with razor-sharp talons and lethal fangs. But in the swamps and heavily
wooded hills the advantage belonged to the hunted, not the hunter. That advantage became
apparent when traps and determined hunters failed to bring down the predator. Reluctantly,
Mason resorts to stalking the killer alone, hoping to avoid becoming prey. In the deep shadows
beneath the velvet green forest canopy, Mason Powell learns a grim lesson. There is a very
good reason people fear things that go bump in the night!
Velvet Green
Velvet Green
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940160834375 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Steve Croy |
| Publication date: | 04/23/2023 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 763 KB |