Mystery of the Hanging Tower (Wild Ways Series #1)

by Dale A. Swanson, Andrea da Vinci Braun (Illustrator), Jenifer Quinlan (Editor)

Overview

A loudmouthed gray squirrel named Chatter, a fidgety gopher named Archie, a raccoon with special powers named Ring, and all the animals living on Enchanted Island select Oscar Johnson to receive the Wild Ways. They must solve a riddle before their island is destroyed and they loose everything including their lives. Given the power to talk to all creatures, Oscar receives a series of clues provided by the animals and learns that a suicide thirty years in the past was actually a murder. This knowledge draws the FBI agent Jim Brandt into the story. Together they race the clock to discover the final piece to a puzzle that reaches into the highest seats of power within the US Government.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780986326707
Publisher:	Rainy River Press
Publication date:	12/07/2015
Series:	Dale A. Swanson's Wild Ways Series , #1
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Dale Swanson is a published author, playwright, and poet. His historical novel, The Thirty-ninth man, was listed in the Star Tribune Best Books Read list in 2013. His poetry has been used in stage productions and two of his radio plays have aired statewide. His fantasy chapter book for middle grade readers, The Secret of the Hanging Tower, is the first in his Wild Ways series and relies heavily on his experiences with wild animal friends as a boy.

In addition to singing professionally for fifteen years in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, and other cities, Andrea established herself as a well-respected artist working for the last eighteen years in Atlanta Georgia specializing in interior design, portraits, murals, children's art, graphic design, stage performance set design, and commissioned hanging art.

JennyQ biography can be found at - http://historicaleditorial.blogspot.com/p/credentials.html