Things In Ditches - Hardcover
A murder mystery novel. The story of Phillip "Dutch" Cleland, a man with a hidden past and a future about to explode in his face. A seemingly average man whose love for two women drives him to such extremes that deception, even murder and suicide are not longer unthinkable.
When a lovely corpse is discovered near Dutch's home town, the nearby ditches begin to yield a harvest of secrets, none of them comforting for Dutch. Soon he is forced to flee for his life, before his past and the police slip a noose around his neck.
Things In Ditches is peopled with small town characters that are so humorous and eccentric, their oddball antics enliven every paragraph and page. A reader can't help but be reeled in by the strange citizens of Willow River, until soon discovering they're really not so different from all of us and Dutch's story is the oldest story on earth; good and evil, betrayal and laughter. And finally, the power of love and friendship, forging one man's determination to overcome all odds, even death.
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About the Author:
Jimmy Olsen is a native of Hoffman, Minnesota, and has degrees from St. Cloud State University and the University of Alabama. He's worked as a newspaper reporter, editor, and photographer. For nearly forty years, he has been an active scuba diver and instructor, living five years in the Dominican Republic.
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"Reading Olsen reminded me of a book shoved at me at a convention....I didn't put it down until I finished....A little number called The Silence of the Lambs." -- Dave Wood's Book Report
"Lovingly detailed, idiosyncratic, small-town characters appear and disappear, each contributing in some important way to the progress of the story." -- St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 2, 2001
"Things In Ditches....humor tempering serious issue such as deception and guilt, Olsen has....a fast-paced, terrific first novel." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 2, 2001
"Lovingly detailed, idiosyncratic, small-town characters appear and disappear, each contributing in some important way to the progress of the story." -- St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 2, 2001
"Things In Ditches....humor tempering serious issue such as deception and guilt, Olsen has....a fast-paced, terrific first novel." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 2, 2001
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- PublisherHoffman House Pr
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0878391576
- ISBN 13 9780878391578
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages312
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st ed., fine in dustjacet Author's first novel with a small first printing. SIGNED COPY, signature only, by the author on the title page. Not available in the UK . Introduces Phillip "Dutch" Cleland. A corpse is found near Dutch's hometown, and then nearby ditches begin to yield a harvest of secrets. Dutch is forced to flee his faithful wife and his home. He is forced to try to outrun a massive blizzard as well as a psychopath bent on destroying him. Minnesota. Signed by Author. Book. Seller Inventory # 011734
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