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Eleven days a novel of the heartland, by donald harstad read 26 nov 2018 i recently heard of this author and learned he lived in clayton county, iowa. Prior to taking up writing, he had a 26year career with the sheriffs department of clayton county, iowa, retiring as a deputy sheriff. Donald harstad is a twentysixyear veteran of the clayton county sheriffs department in northeastern iowa. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Eleven days donald harstad pdf download kosmobookz. We three iowa people were all about six to eight inches taller than saperstein, who was about five five. Donald harstad in iowa, a satanic cult is suspected in a series of ritualistic murders which include mutilation. In a mesmerizing debut, copturnedauthor donald harstad uses reallife events to paint a jarring picture of crime in am. Since harstad was a longtime cop, the police procedure is painstakingly depicted and presumably 100% accurate, sometimes almost intrusively so. The day cops find the mutilated bodies at a remote farmhouse. In the american heartland, someone is killing cops by donald harstad and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Donald harstad s eleven days was called a hell of a first novel by michael connelly and truly frightening by the san francisco chronicle. Buy eleven days by donald harstad from waterstones today.
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