The Killing
Land by Jacqueline
Seewald is an historic novel that captures the heart of the American West.
This
novel is set principally in the Arizona
Territory of the early
l880's where a courageous settler from the East and an aristocratic cattle
baron become involved in a love/hate relationship. The two, although attracted
to each other, are initially distrustful and antagonistic toward one another.
The dangers they face draw them together.
Mary suspects that
Cal is
responsible for trying to drive the homesteaders and sheepherders off the land
cattlemen consider rightfully theirs. When her uncle is murdered, Mary intends
to discover who is responsible and why. In so doing, she becomes a person of
interest to a vicious outlaw.
First Reviews of The Killing Land:
"The rugged West, a greedy villain, violence, and true love…Jacqueline
Seewald brings it all."
Pamela Nowak
2014 Colorado Book Award
HOLT Medallion Winner
********
Historical Novel Society
(Review Excerpt)
“The Killing Land is
set in the Arizona
territory in the 1880s, and opens with an intriguing hook that snags the
reader’s attention quickly… Seewald does a fine job with character development,
including with her secondary characters. Several are intriguing and complex...
The plot itself is quite detailed as well…She does well with some of the state
history, such as the Tewksbury
and Graham clan feud. Fans of western romance should be pleased with this
novel.”
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Multiple
award-winning author, Jacqueline Seewald, has taught creative, expository and
technical writing at Rutgers
University as well as
high school English. She also worked as both an academic librarian and an
educational media specialist. Sixteen of her books of fiction have been
published to critical praise including books for adults, teens and children.
Her short stories, poems, essays, reviews and articles have appeared in
hundreds of diverse publications and numerous anthologies such as: THE WRITER,
L.A. TIMES, READER’S DIGEST, PEDESTAL, SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, OVER
MY DEAD BODY!, GUMSHOE REVIEW, THE MYSTERY MEGAPACK, LIBRARY JOURNAL, and PUBLISHERS
WEEKLY. She’s also an amateur landscape artist and loves blue grass music. Her
writer’s blog can be found at: http://jacquelineseewald.blogspot.com
