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Jeff Nania

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Jeff Nania draws upon careers in law enforcement, conservation, and his passion for our natural resources to weave together his award-winning Northern Lakes Mysteries. Whether he’s cutting wood, sitting in a wetland, fishing muskies, or snorkeling Spider Lake for treasure, Jeff spends as much time as possible outdoors.
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Jeff Nania It was well past midnight when a 911 call came in reporting an armed intruder breaking into a home. The officer who arrived on the scene approached th…moreIt was well past midnight when a 911 call came in reporting an armed intruder breaking into a home. The officer who arrived on the scene approached the house, weapon drawn, ordering a subject trying to hide in the doorway to show themselves and their hands, and a shot rang out.
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Jeff Nania I would travel to Albion, Wisconsin and visit the 1918 world of Sterling North. I would like to experience life and community minus so many of today’s…moreI would travel to Albion, Wisconsin and visit the 1918 world of Sterling North. I would like to experience life and community minus so many of today’s complexities during a time that shaped the future of our country. I know that “Rascal” is a memoir so I hope it counts anyway. It is my favorite book.
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Gifts, Gratitude, and Reciprocity

Victoria Rydberg-Nania is co-owner of Feet Wet Writing, the publisher behind Jeff Nania’s Northern Lakes Mystery series, provides a guest blog as we reflect on 2024.

Sometimes when I receive a new book it goes on the TBR pile, unsure of when I will get to it. Sometimes the book is so inviting I begin immediately—as in Robin Wall Kimmerer’s new book The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in

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