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Chance be Quick: A Chance Colt Literary Mystery
Chance be Quick: A Chance Colt Literary Mystery
Chance be Quick: A Chance Colt Literary Mystery
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Chance be Quick: A Chance Colt Literary Mystery

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Chance Colt, the Sheriff of Santa Cruz County in Arizona, is facing the most daunting case of his career. In quick succession, Chance’s loyal dog, two beloved horses, jaguar companion, and lifelong friend and brother-in-arms are murdered. His home, the Sanctuary Ranch, is destroyed by arson, and one of his spirit leaders is attacked and left for dead.

When a person calling himself the Riddler announces that he is the perpetrator of these horrendous crimes through cryptic letters, Chance vows to hunt down the murder and kill him. Chance uses the resources of the sheriff’s department to discover clues to the Riddler’s identity, but the crafty criminal leaves no evidence at the crime scenes or on the threatening letters he sends to the sheriff.

Ultimately, Chance turns to his spirit guides, one living and one deceased, for help in identifying the man who is terrorizing him and members of his close, diverse family. Once Chance knows who he is dealing with, he challenges the Riddler to an old-fashioned gun battle to settle things once and for all.

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Release dateMay 17, 2018
ISBN9781621834694
Chance be Quick: A Chance Colt Literary Mystery
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Tom Hawks

Tom Hawks was born and raised in the Chicago, Illinois area. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Sciences from Illinois State University and is also a graduate of the Chicago Police Academy. He has worked as a Police Officer in the Chicago area and in private security, prior to entering the Casino Gaming industry, as a Casino Surveillance Director and Regulator. Tom has lived and worked for over two decades in the casino surveillance and gaming regulatory fields for both commercially-owned Casino Hotel Resorts, as well as, Native American Tribes, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. He is an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction in U.S. history, military arts and sciences, law enforcement, crime, criminology, leadership principles, Native American philosophy and Zen Buddhist philosophy. He considers himself to be a writer, philosopher, a student of Native American history, culture and philosophy and a student of Zen Buddhist history, culture and philosophy. He is also a modern-day cowboy, a poet, a peaceful warrior and a student of life. He believes that he was destined to be a writer, a philosopher, a Buddhist monk, a hermit, a Mountain Man or all of the above combined. He is a simple man with a simple plan, who proudly lives and will proudly die by The Code of the West. Tom’s life heroes and mentors include: his dad, his son, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, the legendary Lakota Sioux warrior Crazy Horse, Henry David Thoreau, singer/song-writer/novelist and Calypso poet Jimmy Buffett and every dog and horse he has ever had the pleasure to share his life with. Tom has lived in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Nevada and Illinois. He currently resides in Arizona. His philosophy and way of living his life can be summed up in one word: Simplify. Author note: Tom Hawks died in November 2017 at his own hand after an extended period of depression. He will be forever missed by his readers and those who knew him as the man he was.

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