Lin Enger
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English
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Unaware that his life is about to change in ways he can't imagine, seventeen-year-old Jesse Matson ventures into the northern Minnesota woods with his father on a cold November afternoon. Perched on individual hunting stands a quarter-mile apart, they wait with their rifles for white-tailed deer. When the muffled crack of a gunshot rings out, Jesse unaccountably knows something is wrong-and he races through the trees to find his dad dead of a rifle...
Author
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University of Minnesota Press
Language
English
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"On a small farm beside a lake in Minnesota’s north woods an old man is waiting for the Rapture, which God has told him will happen in two weeks, on August 19, 1974. When word gets out, Last Days Ranch becomes ground zero for The End, drawing zealots, curiosity seekers, and reporters—among them the prophet’s son, a skeptical New York writer suddenly caught between his overbearing father and the news story of a lifetime. Into the...
Author
Publisher
Leif Enger and Lin Enger
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
vi, 245 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"When a friend turns up dead in Minneapolis, victim of an ugly murder, former Detroit Tigers outfielder Gunsten Pedersen must leave his sanctuary on Stony Lake in northern Minnesota and immerse himself in the dirty underworld of human trafficking." -- Amazon.
5) Comeback
Author
Publisher
Leif Enger and Lin Enger
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
x, 201 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"In the midst of substantial personal loss and scandal, six-foot-six Gunsten Soren Pedersen, the Detroit Tigers' worshipped, veteran fence-swinger, walked away from his career and sport that he loved. Retiring to the tranquil solitude of Minnesota's North Woods, disgraced, Gun left behind disappointed fans and searing press coverage. But a millionaire real estate investor is out to tear up Gun's new turf. Loon Country Attractions, to be built on Gun's...
6) Swing
Author
Publisher
Leif Enger and Lin Enger
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"Gunsten Søren Pedersen knew about baseball and death. A tragedy took the former slugger out of the major leagues, and the only diamonds he sees now are the stars shining in the cold night of Minnesota's North Woods. That is, until Miles Gates--an old friend in big trouble--calls him down to the Sunshine State. What Gun finds there is a trail of brutal killings, some aging ballplayers, shady characters, and the beautiful sister of a reporter who...
7) Strike
Author
Publisher
Leif Enger and Lin Enger
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"When gold is discovered near reservation land in Minnesota, former Detroit Tigers outfielder Gunsten Pedersen becomes enmeshed in a stand-off between a mining company and the Ojibwe tribe. Innocent people are murdered, and Gun must navigate the gray zone between white and Native-American worlds." -- Amazon.
8) Sacrifice
Author
Publisher
Leif Enger and Lin Enger
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
219 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"In the late 1960s, two young men left a small Michigan town. One was Gunsten Pedersen, who went on to a career with the Detroit Tigers. The other was Harry Summers, a gifted infielder who disappeared from Copper Strike on a rainy June night. Now an excavation crew has unearthed Harry's bones, and with them, grim evidence of murder--a hammer imbedded in Harry's skull. Gun Pedersen, hometown hero turned recluse, has returned for Harry's funeral. But...
9) Hard curves
Author
Publisher
Leif Enger and Lin Enger
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
219 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"When former Detroit Tiger outfielder Gunsten Pedersen witnesses the murder of a minor-league ballplayer in Duluth, Minnesota, he is drawn into a blackmail scheme involving an aging baseball groupie and the corrupt owner of a big-league franchise." -- Amazon.

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