J.M. “Mike” Hayes was born and raised on the flat earth of Central Kansas. He studied anthropology at Wichita State University and the University of Arizona and lives in Tucson with his wife and a small herd of German Shepherds. http://www.jmhayes-author.com/
Sleepy Benteen County, Kansas, turns frantic on election day. The radical religious right is out to unseat Sheriff English, better known as Englishman. Englishman’s only available deputy rammed a school bus carrying the Benteen County teen [...] Read More →
On a bleak Christmas morning, Sewa Tribal Police Officer Heather English patrols a desolate canyon on the Arizona reservation. Her father, the Benteen County, Kansas Sheriff, is lonely enough with no family around to go work [...] Read More →
A blend of science and superstition recalls the wacky mysteries of James Doss (The Shaman Signs 0-380-97721-4 and The Night Visitor 0-380-97721-4) and the magical realism of Luis Borges. Summer in Benteen County, Kansas, is a [...] Read More →
Spring bursts into bloom-and a whole lot more-as murder-by-arrow rattles Benteen County, Kansas. Nothing ever happens in the county. Then, on a perfect spring morning, a member of the reality TV program filming in a local [...] Read More →
Benteen County, Kansas, a hellhole in summer under scorching heat and winds, turns even meaner in winter. A howling blizzard blows down on Buffalo Springs, the sparsely populated county seat. Sheriff English has his hands full [...] Read More →
Attending the Yaqui tribe’s Easter Ceremonies in Tucson should be a dream come true for a Cheyenne wannabe shaman like Mad Dog. But, immediately after his midnight arrival, he is accused of being a witch and [...] Read More →
A strikingly original plot blends unknown bits of real history with imagined incidents to create an unusual thriller. Its base is the last American Indian uprising in Arizona in October 1940. At its core lay a [...] Read More →
Humor and Homicide: What’s funny about Murder?
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