Jonas Kirk Mysteries

About the Book

Jonas Kirk emerged from the sudden death of his parents as a wealthy wanderer, traveling widely but settling into his home town, Woodland Park, MN. Immune to the movers and shakers of his community, he remained footloose until he became interested in murder. Studying forensic evidence at Hamline University, he courted the professional confidence of Lt. Chester Devlin and gradually became an informal advisor on homicide investigations. Trusted? Maybe not. A vacation in the Rockies introduces Kirk to a new standard of maturity, lures him into new efforts to become a constructive part of the community and offers him a rationale for imposing his own sense of justice. When law and jury fail, Kirk develops his own strategies, ones that arouse Devlin’s suspicions. But he can’t complain much. Kirk is good for his career.

About the Author

Dick Snyder lives and writes in Bakersfield, CA. He is married, a graduate of the University of Colorado (PhD), and an Emeritus Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. His earlier book, BOOMERANG, has been recognized as an unusually thoughtful fictional portrait of a young man’s life. He maintains a keen interest in short story detective fiction and uses Jonas Kirk to explore uncertain purpose in a small community. Raised in Taft, California, Snyder continues to explore the personal, powerful dynamics of a cast of characters coming to know one another more deeply than they might have imagined. For recreation, he walks…and talks.