Mark Reps

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 southeastern Arizona for inspiration, information and to maintain the general feel of the area, learn its history and understand the local residents.\n\nWhen Mark started writing he became pen pals with Tony Hillerman who offered up tips, criticism and ideas on some of his early novels. His Zeb Hanks Mystery Series is often compared with the LONGMIRE television series and books by Craig Johnson.\n\nFind out more at: \nwww.markreps.com (free Zeb Hanks material available)\nwww.facebook.com/Zeb Hanks\nTwitter @markreps1\nEmail signup: http://eepurl.com/b6_7m-/\n\nNATIVE TROUBLE is book nine in the ZEB HANKS series. 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? 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.\n\nNATIVE BLOOD is the first in a series titled: Zeb Hanks: Small Town Sheriff: Big Time Trouble. The books all take place in and around the Safford, AZ. area and the San Carlos Apache Reservation. The ritual killing of a young Apache girl on a reservation in rural Arizona takes the reader through many complex layers of relationships between Apache and Anglo cultures. \n\nHOLES IN THE SKY is the second in the series and explores 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? \n\nNATIVE ANGEL/ADIOS ANGEL is the third book in the ZEB HANKS series. 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. \n\nNATIVE JUSTICE is book four in the ZEB HANKS series. With his heart blown to bits by a staggering loss, Sheriff ZEB HANKS falls into an abyss of drunkeness, hatred and rage. With the help of friends and colleagues, Zeb pulls himself back from the edge and turns his rage on the cause of his torment, a Mexican drug and human trafficking cartel. \n\nNATIVE BONES is book five in the ZEB HANKS series. Two murdered funeral directors and a missing body have Zeb Hanks and his team joining forces with San Carlos Tribal Police Chief, Rambler Braing. Unearthed ancient graves, a new deputy with political aspirations, the illegitimate son of an Arizona senator and Apache lore and mysticism all play major roles in in hunting down an evil doer with a generational history.\n\nNATIVE WARRIOR is book six in the ZEB HANKS series. 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. Book six can be read first or you can start at the beginning of the series with NATIVE BLOOD.\n\nNATIVE EARTH is book seven in the ZEB HANKS series. Sheriff Zeb Hanks, sleeping peacefully alongside is his new lover, Echo Skysong, is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call. Angus McGinty, millionaire copper magnate, has been brutally murdered. Local and national politics, tribal water, mineral and land rights, big money, hired assassins and computer hacking are woven together in Native Earth, where Zeb must follow the money to find the ultimate villain.\n\nNATIVE DESTINY is book eight in the ZEB HANKS series. Sheriff Zeb Hanks sets out to answer the desperate call of an ancient Apache wise woman deep in the Galiuro Mountains. A 100 year-old grudge, Native American legend, and some no-good hoodlums make for an action-packed ride. Zeb Hanks is back, but what he doesn’t know could kill him.\n\nOTHER BOOKS\nHEARTLAND HEROES is a coming-of-age tale wrapped around a mystery that harkens back to the time of long summers, best friends and adventure at every turn. \nBUTTERFLY (with Pui Chomnak)