Behind the Brand: The Making of Falcon Hollow is the story behind the creation of a fictional town that gradually became much more than a setting for a series of mystery novels.What began as a simple writing project eventually grew into an interconnected world of books, maps, websites, newspapers, history projects, and community stories. But none of it happened all at once. Falcon Hollow was built piece by piece over several years through exploration, experimentati...

Three men are dead.All of them killed on Father's Day.Detective Duke Mantz has spent years trying to forget the case that never sat right—the accidental death ruled closed a decade ago. But when another body turns up, staged with eerie precision and ritual intent, he's forced to confront a pattern no one else wants to see.As the investigation unfolds, Duke teams up with FBI profiler Brooke Allen, and the truth begins to surface: these killings aren't random, and they...

On the morning of February 3, 1983, the Americus and Altair, two state-of-the-art crabbing vessels, idled at the dock in their home port of Anacortes, Washington. On deck, the fourteen crewmen--fathers, sons, brothers and friends who'd known one another all their lives--prepared for the ten-day trip to Dutch Harbor, Alaska. From this rough-and-tumble seaport the men would begin a grueling three-month season in one of the nation's most profitable and deadliest occupations-...

Falcon Hollow: A Historical Perspective examines how a town is shaped not only by events, but by the structures, landscapes, and recurring roles that sustain daily life. Rather than presenting a conventional chronological history, this work assembles the elements that quietly organize Falcon Hollow and places them in relation to one another.Beginning with the terrain itself-the basin, the ridges, and the lake that gathers the town-this study explores how geography influences settle...

Falcon Hollow: 140 Years of CommunityA Falcon Hollow Archives NovellaAt one hundred and forty years, Falcon Hollow is not defined by what has changed, but by what has continued.This commemorative volume examines the town through the patterns that sustain it—its streets, its businesses, its public services, and the people who maintain them. Rather than presenting a traditional history, it observes how Falcon Hollow functions in the present, w...

Sacred Places in the Arctic and Beyond brings together indigenous and nonindigenous scholars, rightsholders, and practitioners to explore the status and management of sacred places, which are important as both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. It acknowledges the critical functions and roles that sacred places play in connection with local people, traditions, beliefs, and practices, as identity markers, places of cultural transmission and memory, and locations that support ecosyst...

In the tumultuous aftermath of the Trojan War, a young man battles to save his home and his inheritance. Setting out to find his father, he ends up discovering himself.Telemachus’s father, Odysseus, went off to war before he was born...and never came back. Aged sixteen, Telemachus finds himself abandoned, his father’s house overrun with men pursuing his beautiful mother, Penelope, and devouring the family’s wealth. He determines to leave Ithaca, his island home, an...

Circle of Greed is the epic story of the rise and fall of Bill Lerach, once the leading class action lawyer in America and now a convicted felon. For more than two decades, Lerach threatened, shook down and sued top Fortune 500 companies, including Disney, Apple, Time Warner, and—most famously—Enron. Now, the man who brought corporate moguls to their knees has fallen prey to the same corrupt impulses of his enemies, and is paying the price by serving time in federal prison....

A late-night fire on Maple Street leaves one man dead and a quiet neighborhood shaken. By the time Detective Duke Mantz arrives, the flames are out, the scene is contained, and the case appears straightforward.A single occupant.A tragic accident.Nothing to suggest anything more.The reports fall into place quickly. Fire investigators find no sign of forced entry. The medical examiner confirms a cause of death consistent with the scene. Records tied to the addre...

Diversity plays an important role in how people experience illness and healthcare as patients. Listening carefully to stories of how race, class, age, gender, sexuality, and disability can affect patient experience can be revealing and provide much needed change to health communication in the patienthood narrative. This book is a collection of vibrant and engaging essays by scholars of narrative methods in health communication. Each chapter takes readers into the fascinating world of patie...

Not just a major vacation destination, Montana is a veritable melting pot of delicious grub. Add to it the wide-open spaces, outdoor living, and the riches of nature, and it's enough to make any vacationer question the decision to go home! Prepare yourself for what the authors call "great, honest, and authentically hearty chow you can prepare at home," the Montana way. Open Range serves up generous portions of meat -- including venison, quail, duck, elk, fish, pork, and beef -- in...

In the tumultuous aftermath of the Trojan War, a young man battles to save his home and his inheritance. Setting out to find his father, he ends up discovering himself.Telemachus’ father, Odysseus, went off to war before he was born … and never came back. Aged sixteen, Telemachus finds himself abandoned, his father’s house overrun with men pursuing his beautiful mother, Penelope, and devouring the family’s wealth. He determines to leave Ithaca, his island home, and find the truth. ...