Deaf Takes a Holiday

By Charles Land

Deafened in the first gulf war, Les Huntsman's life spirals. Rehabilitation in the veterans' hospital does little to deal with the invisible effects of deafness and post-traumatic stress. Once a rising presence in the history department of a private Montana college, he can no longer teach effectively, his fianc?e drifts away, and he retreats to an ancestral home in the mountains. To augment disability benefits, his survival skills tip the odds in his favor at poker tables and shooting contests, and a knack for getting to the bottom of enigmas earns him enough to get by, not to mention noticed. When a group of elderly friends in law enforcement are dissatisfied with directions taken by local police in the death of a longtime popular sheriff, they employ Les to snoop around. Les has one mission: Probe a crime scene already in jurisdictional dispute by city, county, and federal reservation authorities with assistants provided by the group of good ol' boys-an interpreter for the deaf and a rookie deputy sheriff, both with their own challenges. Will Les catch the culprit? Or will he be the next target?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532791313
• ISBN13: 9781532791314
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"