Local Authors
"My husband's dead!"
This was the last thing researcher Bill Task expected to hear during his nightly telephone interviewing sessions.
He never thought his attempt to help Mrs. Wall would drag him into a murder investigation with roots going back over fifty years. But did she really poison her husband? The police think so, andsuspicion soon falls on Bill as well.
His research skills and knowledge might not be enough to solve this murder. He must look beyond his sixty-plus hours per week of work and research his way through a secret stash of money, a stolen identity, a witness with autism, questioning and suspicion from the police, a bar owner with possible mafia ties, a felony from fifty years ago, and a possible killer on the loose. Bill's research takes him all over southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, all while he tries to keep serving his regular business clients. He must solve the case before Mrs. Wall goes to trial, and he must learn to trust again after years of shutting people out. Otherwise, he may not only lose his business, but also his life.
An impassioned call for recognizing and preserving the ecological wonders of the Allegheny Plateau
Yosemite National Park, Louisiana's bayou, the rocky coasts of New England, the desert Southwest--America's more dramatic locations are frequently celebrated for their natural beauty, but far less has been written about Ohio's unique and beautiful environment. Author Deborah Fleming, who has lived in rural Ohio and cared for its land for decades, shares fourteen interrelated essays, blending her own experiences with both scientific and literary research. Resurrection of the Wild discusses both natural and human histories as it focuses on the Allegheny Plateau and hill country in Ohio's eastern counties.
These lyrical meditations delve into life on Fleming's farm, the impacts of the mining and drilling industries, fox hunting, homesteading families, the lives of agriculturalist Louis Bromfield and John Chapman (better known as Johnny Appleseed), and Ohio's Amish community. Fleming finds that our very concept of freedom must be redefined to include preservation and respect for the natural world. Ultimately, Resurrection of the Wild becomes a compelling argument for the importance of ecological preservation in Ohio, and Fleming's perspective will resonate with readers both within and beyond this "forgotten" state's borders.