Days of the High Mornning Moon

Publisher Marketing: Days of the High Morning Moon is an adventure thriller that takes place in Northern Indiana in and around Lake Tippecanoe where the author lived for many years. A retired Chicago homicide detective, Ragan Yoder, moved to a home on the lake where he grew up and spent his formative years. Because of the influence of the son of one of his best friends from high school days, Ragan was soon involved in helping the local law enforcement agencies cope with a small but devastating crime spree. Murder, mayhem, theft and deception plague him as he becomes deeply involved in catching criminals of several different kinds. Quite by accident, he meets and then falls for a lovely nurse who saves his life in an accident and changes his life dramatically. As soon as one pair of criminals pay for their crimes, another pops up and leads Ragan on a roller coaster pursuit that takes him and his lady into the Carribean and even up the Amazon to Manaus, Brazil. When his lady is in danger, he returns her favor and saves her life. There are many unforseen twists and turns in the story, incidents that challenge him, his lady, his friends, and even his associates in the sheriff's office in Kosciusko county, Indiana. Contributor Bio:  Johnson, Howard HOWARD JOHNSON, a Chemical Engineering graduate of Purdue University, spent a varied engineering career in research, production, and consulting before joining his father in the dental supply business. He then moved into the design of prestige dental offices around the country. He spent a year in the Philippines and several months in Hawaii doing engineering consulting work for NASA, the US Navy, and the US Air Force. After retiring from engineering work, he started a PC business in the small town of North Webster Indiana near his home. In 1999 he started writing and soon sold his PC business to pursue writing full-time. In 2009 his non fiction book about the future of energy, "Energy, Convenient Solutions," was released and is now available in bookstores. His first novel, "Blue Shift," was published in 2002 with sequels soon to be follow. He has also published an award winning novel, "The Crystal Feather," and a book of short stories, "Starring." His most recent publication is titled, "Climate & Much Worse Dangers We Ignore." This book explores some controversial views and a new and promising theory about climate change. He has also published numerous booklets on several subjects, many were written to support his lectures. Mr. Johnson and Daphne Fox live in St Augustine, Florida with Charlie, their little Lhasa Apso buddy. They travel frequently, most often in their motor home.