For many young men and women in rural America, the armed services have long represented a ticket to a wider world. The 11 stories in this critically acclaimed collection illuminate the irony behind that thinking....
Claude McCutcheon wakes up one night to find a crying four-year-old boy standing in his living room. In his hand is a note from Jesse Hamilton, an old army buddy of Claudes whom he hasn't seen in 25 years; it reads "This is my son. Take care of him."...
"[Miller] draws the 1950s perfectly. . . [Tropical Heat] is a finely crafted, superbly written novel that deserves wide readership." -- Publishers Weekly, ** starred review ** When an army officer is found dead in the small Virginia town of Hopewell,...
You may think Field of Dreams meets Cocoon, or perhaps, The Natural meets Love Story, some may even say that it's Ball Four clashing with Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time.But, John Miller's Coyote Moon is all of these and more. In a gone-to-...
Lisa and Mark have known each other since they were eight. Bullies brought them together, and a stray dog might change their lives, their dreams, and their future...."I said you were not getting past us.” Sam began to laugh. Just as Mark stood up a...
Roger Russell was just an average bachelor till he spilled coffee on a beautiful "uptown girl." Then someone threw a little murder into the mix. Two of Roger's best friends have suddenly become suspects and a big city detective obsessed with the "Sil...
Jack lives in Gladstone now but it’s time for a trip. He invites Susan along to get his printing press, see Denver, and meet his best friend Frank. Jack's got a surprise or two for Frank. Susan gets to show off her skills. Gladstone’s rescue squa...
Joshua Brandt cuts ties in Tennessee and goes in search of his brother in the Wyoming Territory. Along the way he finds old friends and new enemies. A Texas judge lets him forge an unlikely team of U.S. Marshals. He leads them against train robbers, ...
The Trail Dust story continues as Joshua and his deputies set up a base camp for operations in Cheyenne Wyoming. He enjoys his time with Mac and his nephew. But a lawman has no time to rest. He and his deputies get a plea for help from a local ranche...