COLD BLOWS THE TUNDRA WIND - A contemporary crime story set against the backdrop of the Alaska wilderness in the tradition of Jack London and James Oliver Curwood. Just as hunting season is about to start, Master Guide John Forester goes up against outlaw guide and poacher Dirk Benedict, and an Alaskan Wildlife Trooper on the take only to find himself behind bars when they set him up. With Forester out of the way and the trooper in his pocket, Benedict has free run to conduct his business while John's wife and 18-year-old son Lee face financial ruin and fears for John's long-term imprisonment. While Lee, an Assistant Guide who cannot legally guide alone, works to hold everything together, Parker Raines, a Registered Guide and a stranger to them all, steps up to accept the job of guiding in John's absence. Teaming up with Lee, things are looking up for Johnson Creek Outfitters and the family, until Lee discovers Parker associating with Benedict, leaving him and his mother to wonder about Parker's real intentions. Did Parker work his way into the operation to serve his own illegal agenda or is there more to the mysterious guide than meets the eye?
About the Author: A successful, award winning writer of adventure and crime novels set in the 19th Century American West, Dave P. Fisher is expanding his collection of novels to include contemporary suspense/mystery crime novels. These novels are set in the 21st Century American West and Alaska, as opposed to exotic world and big city settings. The backyards, towns, and rural areas home-grown Americans will recognize. Those who grew up reading Jack London, James Oliver Curwood, Charley Niehuis, and Jane and Paul Annixter's outdoor adventure and crime stories will find a similar feel in Dave's novels, but with modern technology and police procedures. Staying true to yesterday's masters of outdoor-based adventures, these stories are for young and old to read and read again. Pornographic prose and profanity do not live here. Dave's writing influence comes from his ancestral roots. Mountain men, voyageurs, pioneers, and explorers make up the branches of his family tree. His paternal grandfather was Native Blackfoot from Montana. His maternal grandfather was a Minnesota lumberjack turned farmer, both men born in the late 1800's. As a lifelong outdoorsman, Dave has experienced life in the Alaska bush, as well as the wilderness of the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. He's been a working cowboy, guide, horsepacker, hunter, trapper, and fisherman. He also spent several years as a Colorado Deputy Sheriff. This experience in the law enforcement field allows him an intimate insight to the legal system which is woven into his contemporary crime stories. All of Dave's experiences ingrain his stories with authenticity and draw the reader into the story by their realism and a personal knowledge of the people and lifestyles involved. You can learn more about Dave at: www.davepfisher.com