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Mark Mitten

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Mark Mitten was born in Texas and raised in Colorado. He is a member of the Western Writers of America, and is known for his western novels Sipping Whiskey in a Shallow Grave and Hard To Quit. Both books were finalists for the Peacemaker Award. Mark has written a trilogy about a sheriff in the Colorado mountains, dealing with drugs, politics, and the quirks of small town drama:

Breck's Quandary (2019)
Ghosts of the Past (2021)
A Time Between Times (2022).

Praise for Breck's Quandary:

“In addition to dramatizing the issues surrounding marijuana legalization, the novel offers a realistic window into a sheriff’s everyday struggles of budget, staffing, and community relations. Sheriffs are sure to recognize themselves in this action-packed, modern
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A Time Between Times

In Sheriff Breckenridge Dyer’s absence, the small mountain town of Quandary, Colorado falls into a tailspin. Deputy Jenny O’Hara gets rammed off the road in the Blue River Gorge, a gold miner eats a shotgun shell, local ski bums trip on magic mushrooms, and a corrupt United States senator brooks no dissent in her desire for power. Once Breck returns to reclaim his badge, will he have enough time t Read more of this blog post »
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Published on August 10, 2022 14:07 Tags: colorado, crime, fiction, mystery, sheriff, suspense, thriller
Average rating: 4.14 · 51 ratings · 13 reviews · 5 distinct works
Sipping Whiskey in a Shallo...

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Breck's Quandary

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Hard to Quit

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Mark Mitten is on page 145 of 628 of Alias Soapy Smith: Very thorough account of the greatest con man in the Old West, Soapy Smith. Full of details and insights you can't find anywhere else, especially given how sparse (and sometimes patchy with hearsay) other biographies can be. This is written by Jeff Smith, the great grandson of Soapy Smith himself. A must have for anyone who wants to dig deep on this historical figure.
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