UNION COUNTY

by Ken Farmer

Henry Lightfoot 'Foot' Lee and his best friend, Seymore Washington 'Hutch' Grant get involved in helping solve a series of murders of elderly local citizens in Union County, Arkansas. It's Christmas vacation time in 1951. The two ten year old boys find themselves in grave danger.What do Bonnie and Clyde have to do with it?What are the killers looking for?Find out in the next thrilling episode of THREE CREEKS MYSTERIES - Book #4...UNION COUNTY

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 7, 2021

About the author

Ken Farmer didn't write his first full novel until he was sixty-nine years of age. He often wonders what the hell took him so long. At age seventy-nine…he's currently working on novel number thirty-seven.
Ken spent thirty years raising cattle and quarter horses in Texas and forty-five years as a professional actor (after a stint in the Marine Corps). Those years gave him a background for storytelling…or as he has been known to say, "I've always been a bit of a bull---t artist, so writing novels kind of came naturally once it occurred to me I could put my stories down on paper."
Ken's writing style has been likened to a combination of Louis L'Amour and Terry C. Johnston with an occasional Hitchcockian twist…now that's a combination.
In addition to his love for writing fiction, he likes to teach acting, voice-over and writing workshops. His favorite expression is: "Just tell the damn story."
Writing has become Ken's second life: he has been a Marine, played collegiate football, been a Texas wildcatter, cattle and horse rancher, professional film and TV actor and director, and now…a novelist. Who knew?
Ken Farmer's dialogue flows like a beautiful western river…it's the gold standard…Carole Beers

Reviews

[sniksnak · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so sorry that this series has come to an end. By this time, both boys are a few years older and having as many adventures (and misadventures!) as at the beginning. There's not a single book that I didn't thoroughly enjoy. At the end of this book, I felt as though many old friends have gone away never to return. All four novels will definitely be re-reads.

[Robert Enzenauer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ken Farmer continues his historical/regional fiction with Book 4 of the THREE CREEKS MYSTERIES - UNION COUNTY. Having grown up just about a decade after author Farmer in Missouri and southern Illinois, I can “see’ some of woods of the Missouri Ozarks in Union County. Farmer does a great job developing the multi-generational families in Union County. The two young boys, Foot and Hutch, are independent, confident, and self-sufficient in the woods around their home. They team up to help investigate a series of murders, using skills learned in novels like Sherlock Holmes. They find decades old “hidden treasure,” and that discovery puts them in the front sights of two ruthless killers. And of course the family and sheriff that comes to their rescue are combat veterans. The story told through the eyes of two ten-year-old boys reminds me of Jem and Scout in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. I bought my paperback directly from Timber Creek Press

[Anna M. Embry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written, brought back memories of being on my Aunt and Uncle's farm.
Weeding the garden, and picking the vegetables for dinner. The family and friends
around the table. Hated when the story ended.

[John Nino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Home run

Mr. Farmer did it again. An interesting historical connection to set up a super plot. Foot and Hutch can give the Hardy Boys a run fir their money.