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Overview: Mark Reps has been a writer and storyteller his whole life. Born in small town southeastern Minnesota, he trained as a mathematician and chiropractor but never lost his love of telling or writing a good story. As an avid desert wilderness hiker Mark spends a great deal of time roaming the desert and other terrains of southeastern Arizona from December to May. A chance meeting with an old time colorful sheriff led him to develop the Zeb Hanks character and the world that surrounds him. Mark returns often to SE Arizona for inspiration, information and to maintain the general feel of the area, learn its history and understand the local residents.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller > Police Procedural
0.5. Native Roots (2019)(Prequel Novella)
Zeb Hanks is a modern lawman, but he had to start somewhere.
This two-part novella explores Zeb’s roots as a young man and his early law enforcement career as a border patrol agent and Tucson policeman. A mysterious beating, illegal immigrants crossing the border, and a brush with the jaded world of politics mesh together to teach Zeb the meaning of justice, western style.
This novella is a prequel to the Zeb Hanks Mystery Series.
1. Native Blood (2013)
The ritual killing of a young Apache girl on a reservation in rural Arizona takes the listener through many complex layers of relationships between Apache and Anglo cultures. The myth and spiritual fabric of the Apache community pulls Zeb Hanks, a small town sheriff, through a personal journey, making the murder not just a crime to solve but a cathartic passage.
The dead never leave us but they do whisper ghost stories that bring the past back to life. Jake Dablo is a drunken, washed up lawman because of his inability to solve the murder of his only granddaughter. Seven years after her death the granddaughter of his lifelong friend, Medicine Man Jimmy Song Bird, is murdered in exactly the same ritualistic fashion. The pair join forces with the current sheriff’s team to solve the murders.
The closer to the truth they get the more each man grapples with his own conscience. Ultimately the intersection of two cultures and four men who are community pillars opens larger questions about the collision of the old and new west. When the dead are buried and the ghosts finally die, each character is not the same. For they have lived each day of their life knowing that a murderer and his mark opens as many doors as it closes.
2. Holes in the Sky (2013)
Who owns what is traditionally considered sacred? Can the Catholic Church legally conspire with the federal government to steal the most sacrosanct of Native American holy places? Holes in the Sky, the second in the series Zeb Hanks: Small Town Sheriff with Big Time Troubles, explores these questions in a clash of cultures mixed with mysterious deaths.
In the middle of the night a priest sits in a rocking chair on a dip in the highway at the foot of Mount Graham. His fate is death when the driver of a semi-truck barreling down the road on an overnight haul sends him to his maker. Sheriff Zeb Hanks is certain that Father McNamara’s death is a suicide. Mounting evidence begins to tell him otherwise. Former sheriff, Jake Dablo, in his role as county commissioner, senses that potentially unscrupulous land deals are occurring on Mount Graham. Sheriff Hanks reluctantly agrees to help. Eskadi Black Robes, tribal chairman of the San Carlos Reservation, discovers that these properties are among the holiest places in Apache religion. Eskadi is certain they are being foreclosed upon and confiscated by the federal government.
On the San Carlos Reservation a tribal gathering is called by medicine man Jimmy Song Bird. Song Bird has had a vision that great harm will come to the Apache people if they fail to pay heed to the Gods that inhabit Mount Graham. His vision is interpreted as a call for action. Meanwhile, Sheriff Hanks and his team must unravel the complex weave of sacred holy places, land rights, and the ever increasing body count, which means big time trouble for the small town sheriff.
3. Adios Angel (2013)
Sheriff Zeb Hanks has his hands full when sociopath Jimmie Joe Walker, recently released from an Arizona state prison, masterminds a devious plan to make himself filthy rich. His plan involves Angel Gomez, a down-on-his-luck half Mescalero Apache/half Mexican. Angel’s alcoholism and far-fetched dreams make him an unwitting dupe in Jimmie Joe’s plans, which end up endangering Angel’s own life, as well as the lives of those he loves.
Set in and around the mining towns of Safford and Morenci, Arizona, and near the San Carlos Apache Reservation, this Sheriff Zeb Hanks tale takes the listener on quite a ride. While dealing with the consequences of choices he has made, Zeb is confronted with inconceivable loss in his personal and professional life.
Deputy Kate Steele’s relationship with Eskadi Black Robes, Tribal Chairman of the San Carlos Apache Reservation, becomes conflicted as she works with Josh Diamond, local gun shop owner, to provide support for the sheriff. Ultimately circumstances cause Sheriff Hanks to question everyone and everything in his world, shifting his very foundation.
ADIÓS ÁNGEL reveals the complexities and contradictions that are part of life’s gritty nature. It is a story of evil, alcoholism, love and betrayal.
4. Native Justice (2014)
With his heart blown to bits by a staggering loss, Sheriff Zeb Hanks falls into an abyss of drunkenness, hatred and rage. With the help of Deputy Kate Steele and her unwavering resolve, former Sheriff Jake Dablo, a weathered guardian of justice, Medicine Man Jimmy Song Bird with his ancient wisdom and close friend Josh Diamond, Zeb pulls himself back from the edge and fixes his gaze on the source of his anguish, a sinister Mexican drug and human trafficking cartel.
Fueled by righteous fury, Zeb sets his sights on vengeance. But with every step on his path of retribution, he is forced to confront the chilling questions that haunt his every move: How far is too far in the pursuit of justice? Does the end truly justify the means?
5. Native Bones (2015)
The brutal murders of two funeral directors, one Apache and one White, have Sheriff Zeb Hanks teaming up with San Carlos Tribal Police Chief Rambler Braing to solve the crimes quickly.
The list of suspects in the murders grows with every new lead. The peculiar coffee shop owner who is also an evangelic snake handler, the tribal chair, the tribal chair’s wife and even the missing Apache man’s brother are all prime suspects.
During the investigation it is revealed that a mysterious collector of historic Apache artifacts is hiring people to dig up Apache graves. New to the sheriff’s team, Deputy Devon Dawbyns clearly has motives other than keeping the peace in Graham County. Dawbyns’ connections to Washington, D.C. and the FBI have Zeb scrambling to keep his own personal demons a secret as he works to solve the mounting crimes in Graham County.
6. Native Warrior (2016)
A powerful U.S. Senator’s son is murdered in a particularly heinous way, strongly hinting at a revenge killing. Sheriff Zeb Hanks of the Graham County Sheriff’s Office and the San Carlos Apache Police have a long list of suspects who might have wanted to get even with the victim.
Zeb enlists the help of his long-time deputies, Kate Steele and Jake Dablo, to verify alibis on the numerous suspects. Newly hired deputy, Sawyer Black Bear, adds some additional manpower to the case.
High on the list of suspects is Echo Skysong, a recently returned war hero and expert marksman. Zeb can’t even rule out that the senator may have wanted his own son dead. The tangled web thickens as dark moments from Zeb’s past come back to haunt him in the form of FBI Agent Rodriguez who is intent on his own revenge against Zeb.
As the list of suspects narrows, Zeb Hanks and his deputies learn what a powerful motivator revenge can be.
7. Native Earth (2017)
Sheriff Zeb Hanks, sleeping peacefully alongside is his new lover, Echo Skysong, is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call.
Lily McGinty, wife of millionaire copper magnate, Angus McGinty, is drunk and irate. She demands Zeb find her husband. Their conversation is interrupted by a second call to Zeb from the head of security at the copper mine. Angus McGinty has been brutally murdered.
There is no shortage of suspects as Angus was anything but loved by the townspeople and the Apache Nation. The list of suspects includes Toohey Blendah who could have inherited the land the copper mine sits on, Cowboy Bob Shank, whom Angus has gone out of his way to screw over, and even Lily McGinty, who originally inherited the land and might want Angus gone for good.
Adding fuel to the fire is a group of radical ecologists, funded by Ela McGinty, only child of Angus and Lily. They are doing their best to shut down the copper mine and return the land and its minerals to the rightful owners, the San Carlos Apache Tribe.
8. Native Destiny (2018)
Sheriff Zeb Hanks gets a dire warning regarding his own life and that of Deputy Jake Dablo from Olga Mae Hooper Feathers.
Olga Mae is an elderly sheep and goat herder in the Galiuro Mountains of Graham County. She is at the core of long-standing Native American mysticism as well as having a personal history that is intertwined with Zeb’s family. Olga Mae carries many secrets of the past. Certain evil men are intent on getting Olga Mae to share those secrets. They are looking for a legendary gold stash for their own gain and will stop at nothing to get their hands on it.
The intriguing tale of past, present and future involves a 100-year-old revenge plot and is replete with Native American legend, Indian lore, devious bad guys and people with the best of intentions. Saddle up and enjoy the fast ride in this tale of lust, greed, history, revenge and love. Zeb is back, but what he doesn’t know, could kill him.
9. Native Trouble (2019)
Just as Sheriff Zeb Hanks announces his bid for re-election as Sheriff of Graham County and his upcoming marriage to Echo Skysong, all hell breaks loose.
A crime wave sweeps Graham County, knocking Zeb off his game. Are all of these crimes directed at the county by some disgruntled individual or is this a direct attack on Zeb Hanks?
Further complicating Zeb’s life is Echo Skysong. As her relationship with Zeb grows ever closer and her power grows as the Knowledge Keeper of all the People, she too becomes a target. While suspects are many, leads are few. With the election at hand, Zeb must quickly find a clever and nearly invisible enemy or enemies. Native mysticism as well as military and political intrigue all play a role in the unfolding of this intricately woven tale.
10. Native Fate (2020)
Zeb Hanks’ life has changed dramatically. Losing his bid for re-election as Sheriff of Graham County, marrying Echo Skysong and becoming the father of twins has given him a new outlook on life.
While honeymooning in Paris he gets the news that Sawyer Black Bear, newly elected Sheriff of Graham County has been found murdered. Returning home sets in motion his re-election as sheriff and hopes of finding the solution to the many crimes that got him tossed out of office in the first place. However, top on his list of duties is solving the murder of his predecessor, Sheriff Sawyer Black Bear.
With his old team of Jake, Helen, Clarissa, Kate and Shelly along with former Tribal Police Chief Rambler Braing at his side, Sheriff Zeb Hanks heads into some dark places as several people close to him meet with unexpected deaths. The fate and future of Graham County and his family rests squarely on Zeb’s shoulders as he struggles with his true enemies.
Native Fate is full of twists and turns. It will have you wondering and learning about the real Zeb Hanks.
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Books 11-14:
https://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1294&t=5465388
Book 15:
https://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1294&t=5754721
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