Wyoming author Steven W. Horn’s latest book in the critically acclaimed Sam Dawson Mystery Series to be released October 26Media Note: Author is available to do interviews and books are available for advance review.
CHEYENNE, WY – Wyoming award-winning author Steven W. Horn will hold a series of book signings in the state in conjunction with the Oct. 26 release of When They Were Young, the third book in the Sam Dawson Mystery Series.
The author kicks off his Wyoming tour on Oct. 26 with a book signing at City News, located at 1722 Carey Ave. in Cheyenne. The book signing is from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. with the author reading at 12:30 p.m. The full list of signings is below and available at granitepeakpress.com.
In the latest novel, photographer Sam Dawson stumbles across a child’s body while fishing in Wyoming’s Laramie range and must unravel the truth as those closest to him get drawn into a dangerous web of revenge. D. Donovan, a senior reviewer with The Midwest Book Review, said When They Were Young is “very highly recommended.”
When They Were Young is the latest book in the mystery series which has received critical acclaim. The Pumpkin Eater, the first in Horn’s Sam Dawson Mystery Series, won the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award in Mystery/Suspense and was a Category Finalist in the 2014 Eric Hoffer Book Award. When Good Men Die, the second book in the series, was named a Category Finalist in the internationally recognized 2016 Eric Hoffer Book Award.
WYOMING SCHEDULE
- Thursday, October 26, 2017: City News, located at 1722 Carey Ave. in Cheyenne, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Book Signing, author reading at 12:30 PM
- Saturday, October 28, 2017: University of Wyoming Homecoming Multiple-Author Book Signing at the Wyoming Union on UW campus, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Book Signing
- Thursday, November 2, 2017: Wind City Books, located at 152 S. Center St. in Casper, 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM Book Signing during Casper Downtown Art Walk
- Friday, November 17, 2017: Storyteller, located at 524 Broadway St. in Thermopolis, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Book Signing
- Saturday, November 18, 2017: Legends Bookstore, located at 1350 Sheridan Ave. in Cody, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Book Signing
- Saturday, December 9, 2017: The Country Junction, located at 2742 State Highway 130 in Centennial, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Book Signing during Christmas in Centennial Day
WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG
The author of the award-winning Sam Dawson Mystery novels, Steven W. Horn, continues his dramatic, intelligent, and gripping storytelling. In When They Were Young, Horn presents a novel of insight and poignancy as he delves into the uncompromising complexity of relationships and their consequences that set in motion years of deception and vengeance in this spine-tingling read.
Stumbling across a child’s body while fishing in Wyoming’s Laramie range, Sam Dawson must unravel the truth as those closest to him get drawn into a dangerous web of revenge. Sam Dawson believes his life is at a crossroads, and brook trout will show him the way. Fishing the icy mountain streams of southeastern Wyoming is interrupted when fate challenges his life once more.The photographer and his daughter, Sidney, are on a hunt to find the truth behind what caused the death of an innocent little girl. Sam seeks to unravel the expanding mystery while exploring the boundaries of his complicated relationship with Annie George, his former girlfriend and now his publisher.
From the unique backdrop of the beautiful and turbulent foothills of Wyoming’s Laramie range to the expansive prairies of the Nebraska Sandhills, Sam untangles the web that links the past with the present. Strange happenings in the isolated ranch house that Annie rents from a reclusive rancher, as well as competition for Annie’s attention from a handsome animal behaviorist, threaten to deter Sam’s investigation.
WHEN GOOD MEN DIE
When Good Men Die, the second book in the series, was named a Category Finalist in the internationally recognized 2016 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear, New York Times bestselling authors, called Horn “a master of the American novel.” Photographer Sam Dawson returns in this novel to clear himself as a suspect in the murder of a nursing home resident and also exposes decades-long secrets in this Gordian knot of an exciting murder mystery.
THE PUMPKIN EATER
The Pumpkin Eater, the first in Horn’s Sam Dawson Mystery Series, won the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award in Mystery/Suspense and was a Category Finalist in the 2014 Eric Hoffer Award. Craig Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries and the basis for the hit series Longmire, said, “Sam Dawson, one of the more likable characters to debut. In the novel, photographer Sam Dawson uncovers a shocking story of undetected mass murders of young women, involving genetic manipulation and the dark history of America’s attempt to genetically improve the human race.
ANOTHER MAN’S LIFE
Horn’s compelling debut novel, Another Man’s Life, depicts the reality of Vietnam wartime atrocities intertwined with the guilt that still threatens innocent lives more than three decades later. In an age where many skeptics question the government’s adherence to truth, Horn’s storytelling will shock even the most ardent critic when they read of the political betrayal and ruthless brutality of a U.S. president who convincingly lied to both Congress and the American people.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
STEVEN W. HORN is the author of the award-winning Sam Dawson Mystery novels. The first Sam Dawson Mystery, The Pumpkin Eater, won the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award in the Mystery/Suspense Category. Both Sam Dawson mysteries, The Pumpkin Eater and When Good Men Die, were 2014 and 2016 Eric Hoffer Category Finalists, respectively. Horn’s debut stand-alone novel was the highly acclaimed Another Man’s Life. When They Were Young: A Sam Dawson Mystery is Horn’s third book in the Sam Dawson mysteries. He lives in Wyoming.