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Let Flowers Be Flowers
Format Hardcover
Written by Daniel Rehm
Published by Rudbeckia Productions
As an occasionally estranged family prepares for yet another annual Western Wisconsin deer hunting season, they could not have known so many lives would change, and end, forever. The nefarious plans of eldest brother Mason Owens are dashed by an unknown hunter, known only as “Blue Eyes”. When the dust jacket settles, a historic scene that sends shockwaves across history will become infamous fodder of campfire stories for generations to come.
Justice, as fleeting as the search for one’s own self and twice as hard to attain. The hunter with blue eyes embarks on such a journey while punishing those he deems unworthy to enjoy the gifts of the wild. His path of discovery eventually takes him to the hidden backwoods home of Darlene Hatchka, high in the boreal forest of Northeast Minnesota. Strangely she knows who he is, and why he came to find her.
Game Warden Ross Parent, playing a hunch, determined to serve said justice becomes a wedge of unwitting cheese in deadly game of wilderness cat and mouse. The terrorizing chain of events that follows pits Ross alone against The Hunter, a mastermind unfettered by the elements, darkness or fear. What they find in themselves lives in all men, but only dies in most.
Written by Daniel Rehm
Published by Rudbeckia Productions
As an occasionally estranged family prepares for yet another annual Western Wisconsin deer hunting season, they could not have known so many lives would change, and end, forever. The nefarious plans of eldest brother Mason Owens are dashed by an unknown hunter, known only as “Blue Eyes”. When the dust jacket settles, a historic scene that sends shockwaves across history will become infamous fodder of campfire stories for generations to come.
Justice, as fleeting as the search for one’s own self and twice as hard to attain. The hunter with blue eyes embarks on such a journey while punishing those he deems unworthy to enjoy the gifts of the wild. His path of discovery eventually takes him to the hidden backwoods home of Darlene Hatchka, high in the boreal forest of Northeast Minnesota. Strangely she knows who he is, and why he came to find her.
Game Warden Ross Parent, playing a hunch, determined to serve said justice becomes a wedge of unwitting cheese in deadly game of wilderness cat and mouse. The terrorizing chain of events that follows pits Ross alone against The Hunter, a mastermind unfettered by the elements, darkness or fear. What they find in themselves lives in all men, but only dies in most.
484 pages, Paperback
Published August 26, 2022
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About the author
Daniel Rehm
13 books2 followersDaniel Rehm became a full-time writer after a long career in the paint and industrial coatings industry. He still has nightmares about it.
Dan wrote Knife Lake Nightmare in August of 2024 in celebration of the Harvest Moon Festival in Ely, MN. The story imagines the meeting between Dorothy, of Knife Lake, and Darlene Hatchka, her antithesis and a character that appears in many of Dan’s works as an evil, carnivorous, witch.
Dan’s earlier work includes Let Flowers Be Flowers, written between 2008 and 2011, which includes various landscapes he knows very well – from the coulee area of western Wisconsin to the boreal forest of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. He enjoyed writing Let Flowers Be Flowers because he was able to explore both character development and bringing to life the various relationships among men and their families. In addition, exploring the sociopathic nature of a killer – what motivates a killer, what haunts a killer, and what purpose that killer believes he has in his life. Flowers is where the character Darlene Hatchka first appears, as one of the BWCA holdouts when the area was first preserved.
In 2020, Dan wrote the series The Adventures of Philippine Maximine, PI in an effort to capture the essence of some of the characters found in Flowers. In Philippine Maximine Darlene plays a pivotal role in Philippine’s early life, and Philippine meets The Hunter from Flowers, but in earlier lives.
The Hunter’s story continues in The Troll Hunters, which Dan wrote in 2022 to weave some of the fun of Philippine Maximine, PI into the dark undertones of Flowers. He was excited to introduce new characters as well as refresh readers with some old and dear friends in this modern and timely standalone thriller.
Dan launched Rudbeckia Productions, LLC in 2020 to publish his work and vowed to never sell another gallon of paint as long as he lived.
Dan wrote Knife Lake Nightmare in August of 2024 in celebration of the Harvest Moon Festival in Ely, MN. The story imagines the meeting between Dorothy, of Knife Lake, and Darlene Hatchka, her antithesis and a character that appears in many of Dan’s works as an evil, carnivorous, witch.
Dan’s earlier work includes Let Flowers Be Flowers, written between 2008 and 2011, which includes various landscapes he knows very well – from the coulee area of western Wisconsin to the boreal forest of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. He enjoyed writing Let Flowers Be Flowers because he was able to explore both character development and bringing to life the various relationships among men and their families. In addition, exploring the sociopathic nature of a killer – what motivates a killer, what haunts a killer, and what purpose that killer believes he has in his life. Flowers is where the character Darlene Hatchka first appears, as one of the BWCA holdouts when the area was first preserved.
In 2020, Dan wrote the series The Adventures of Philippine Maximine, PI in an effort to capture the essence of some of the characters found in Flowers. In Philippine Maximine Darlene plays a pivotal role in Philippine’s early life, and Philippine meets The Hunter from Flowers, but in earlier lives.
The Hunter’s story continues in The Troll Hunters, which Dan wrote in 2022 to weave some of the fun of Philippine Maximine, PI into the dark undertones of Flowers. He was excited to introduce new characters as well as refresh readers with some old and dear friends in this modern and timely standalone thriller.
Dan launched Rudbeckia Productions, LLC in 2020 to publish his work and vowed to never sell another gallon of paint as long as he lived.
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November 24, 2022
It was one of the best thriller books I've ever read. The story is finished but it's still there in my mind. It is a suspenseful thriller that will blow your mind.
Get ready to witness the craziest darker side of humanity with this story!
From the beginning, one might find it difficult to understand the plot but gradually reader will connect the dots. The narration is dark and crispy. I felt as if I'm in boots of protagonist.
The plot starts from woods. With grasping storyline, the writer takes you down the memory lane. Right from the beginning, the book didn't miss a chance to hold my attention.
The characters are vivid and strongly built. I loved the way dark characters were described. Ben's character was joyful making you feel if he's really there.
The most wonderful thing I loved about this book was the narration in depth. Each and every line is carved with minute detail. The relationship between narrator and Mike is awesome.
Even though the book comprises of 500 pages, it is a worthy read. The climax was unbelievable and perfect. The title of the book is as catchy as the story.
Overall, it's an interesting book you will love reading.
Get ready to witness the craziest darker side of humanity with this story!
From the beginning, one might find it difficult to understand the plot but gradually reader will connect the dots. The narration is dark and crispy. I felt as if I'm in boots of protagonist.
The plot starts from woods. With grasping storyline, the writer takes you down the memory lane. Right from the beginning, the book didn't miss a chance to hold my attention.
The characters are vivid and strongly built. I loved the way dark characters were described. Ben's character was joyful making you feel if he's really there.
The most wonderful thing I loved about this book was the narration in depth. Each and every line is carved with minute detail. The relationship between narrator and Mike is awesome.
Even though the book comprises of 500 pages, it is a worthy read. The climax was unbelievable and perfect. The title of the book is as catchy as the story.
Overall, it's an interesting book you will love reading.
July 7, 2024
I had really high hopes for this book but ended up disappointed. The plot could have been interesting. However, the writing was so hard to follow. The events happened so fast without much suspense, and the book just seemed filled with angry banter between every character. I felt like there were a lot of punctuation errors and paragraphs that jumped between characters with no harmony. It was difficult to keep track of who the author was writing about from paragraph to paragraph. I struggled to get through this.
October 30, 2022
Overall I really enjoyed this book. Daniel Rehm kept the pace of the book flowing making it extremely easy to have read in one sitting! A couple parts did trip me up but a reread was enough to get going again. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who likes a cat and mouse chase type book. This would be a book I would re read which I don’t come across often!
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