Goodreads asked K.S. Jones:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

K.S. Jones Shadow of the Hawk, although historical fiction, is more than just a story to me. The place known as Coaldale is nothing but a blip on an Arkansas map these days. It no is longer an actual 'town', but it is still a tiny community made up of a few homes, a church, and a cemetery. It is where my mother was born. I grew up listening to her childhood stories which spurred my imagination and this tale. Years of research, including the use of family history, taught me about life in this Oklahoma/Arkansas border town during the Great Depression. I am fortunate to also have a few personal letters from townspeople who lived in the vicinity during the 1930s, each sharing their memories with me. So, although Shadow of the Hawk is purely fictional in every respect, I want Coaldale to live again--for at least one book. Fifteen years of research makes this novel as authentic and as accurate as you’ll find anywhere.

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