John H Manhold
El Tigre
The Life and Times of El Tigre Viejo
Author: John H. Manhold
Historical/Western
El Tigre is the multiple-award-winning* saga of a Prussian aristocrat in the post-Napoleonic Era. Johann Heinrich von Manfred enters the Military Academy at 10 years of age, is involved in an unfortunate incident, and must leave. His ensuing travels and adventures take him to France, the Pyrenees, Spain, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Old California. He saves the leader of a gypsy band, fights for Carlos, the Pretender to the Spanish Throne, helps Houston free Texas, saves the life of a Spanish Don, marries the daughter, participates in the Mexican War and discovers gold in the turbulent days of the ’49 gold rush, earning his new name, El Tigre. The action is fast and the romance tender, providing appeal to both sexes. It is suitable reading for teenagers, as well.
*Finalist: Historical Category, 2008 National ‘Indie’ Excellence Awards; Additionally, Finalist: Western Category.
*Finalist, Fiction & Literature: Western, National Best Books 2008 Awards.
ISBN9780972638340, 328 pages, Hardcover. Shoot Magazine Corporation, Boise, ID
For more information, see www.johnhmanhold.com/.
JUST PUBLISHED
The Elymais Coin
Author: John H. Manhold
Mystery/Detective
As the United States continues its involvement in the Middle East, The Elymais Coin provides a provocative scenario for how the complex beliefs of the Middle East could entangle the United States in a web of danger and uncertainty. A wealthy coin collector has hired Cy Lane, a lawyer/private investigator, to find and return the 3000-year-old coin. The search moves from the United States to France, Andorra, Spain, Morocco and Mexico before returning, and Cy discovers that he is not the only one seeking possession the coin. A shadowy Middle Easterner, a beautiful Russian woman, a rabidly anti-Muslim bishop’s acolyte, the Mafia, the CIA, and the United States Attorney General want it too. The premise is intriguing and the action far-ranging. The book provides appeal for both sexes. It has been in print only one month, and is ahead of most reviews. One 5-star review appears in Amazon and one in Barnes & Noble.
ISBN: 9780979757204, 232 pages, Paperback, Published by Cereb Press, 239 Windbrooke Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. For more information, see www.johnhmanhold.com/