Reader review

John started reading Spirit of the Snake when we got home and didn't put it down until he was finished which was about 2 AM! He said it was EXCELLENT! I was going to start reading The Golden Amulet today but I guess I'll let John read it first and I'll read Spirit of the Snake.

V.S.

Received the following letter regarding The Golden Amulet:

Mark, I loved The Golden Amulet. I was very impressed with your knowledge of sailing the high seas in the 1800s. Your book is fast paced with a great story line. It is imaginative, exciting and suspenseful - a real page turner for me. Your friend, R.D.

Upcoming events

Thursday (Aug. 6) I am scheduled to be a guest speaker at the Noon Lions Club in Mineral Wells. Looking forward to that. On Saturday, Aug. 15, I'll be at the Strawn Museum for a book signing, noon-3 p.m. Hope to see a number of folks I haven't got to visit with in a long time. Then, Sept. 26, I'll be at the Old Post Office Museum and Art Center in Graham as a guest speaker for that community's Western Heritage Days. Also, noticed that Target is now carrying The Golden Amulet.

Reader's comment

Just finished "Spirit Of The Snake" by Mark Engebretson. A really good read in the vein of Louis L'Amour if you like westerns. Vaughn DeWolfe

Now on Amazon

Spirit of the Snake is now on Amazon.com. In Mineral Wells (Texas), the Booksatchel has copies as well. Or for a signed copy, e-mail me at markeng@nsb-pklake,com. They are $14.99 each. Also, The Golden Amulet is at Amazon and the Booksatchel.

Next book

The third, which I started in earnest today, again features Buck Landers initially in pursuit of a white renegade who has vowed revenge on all whites for the hanging death of his brother. The characters are real, the time, 1871 Texas, when Comanches and Kiowas redoubled their efforts to drive settlers from their lands.But there's more as Buck Landers travels east to make right that which has wronged his family. Again, as in Spirit and the Amulet, characters are drawn from history, this time beginning in 1971 ... the continuation of a very dangerous era in Texas history.

Brendan and Buck

The photo is of Brendan Wayne, grandson of John Wayne, and actor artist Buck Taylor, of Gunsmoke and Tombstone fame, among others.