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Mark Reps

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Austin, MN, The United States

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Mystery, Crime, Suspense

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Mark Reps has been a writer and storyteller his whole life. Born in small town southeastern Minnesota, he trained as a mathematician and chiropractor but never lost his love of telling or writing a good story. As an avid desert wilderness hiker Mark spends a great deal of time roaming the desert and other terrains of southeastern Arizona from December to May. A chance meeting with an old time colorful sheriff led him to develop the Zeb Hanks character and the world that surrounds him. Mark returns often to SE Arizona for inspiration, information and to maintain the general feel of the area, learn its history and understand the local residents.

When Mark started writing he became pen pals with Tony Hillerman who offered up tips, criticism and ...more

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What made you start writing about the San Carlos Apache Reservation and Tribe?

Mark Reps For the last 30 years I have spend a great deal of time hiking in SE AZ. On one of my hikes while I was looking for an ancient Indian ruin my car got …moreFor the last 30 years I have spend a great deal of time hiking in SE AZ. On one of my hikes while I was looking for an ancient Indian ruin my car got stuck. I got out to hike the last three miles when a truck that was better built for the soft dirt and narrow, rutted road came by. The driver happened to be a former Sheriff of Graham County. He was accompanied by his son, the local chiropractor and his grandson. We all began to swap tales and the former sheriff invited my wife and I over for steaks and beer. He began to clue me in on what it was like to be a rural AZ law man. I found it fascinating and after several years of letting the information fester in my mind I decided to write some stories based on the stories the former sheriff had shared with me. It was the tenor of his tale telling that struck me. He was a man who could handle danger, be tough as hell and yet be a calm loving grandfather. He very loosely became the concept for the rough development of Zeb Hanks, my main character.(less)

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I am hoping you continue the Zeb Hanks novels, they along with the Longmire books are my favorite reads and I have turned all my friends onto these books. Great stories. Is there any chance you will continue the series? Looking forward to the book in the series.

Mark Reps I am 80% done with next in series, Native Fate. Should be out this fall. Join the mailing list at website markreps.com to get notificaitons.
Zeb will c…moreI am 80% done with next in series, Native Fate. Should be out this fall. Join the mailing list at website markreps.com to get notificaitons.
Zeb will continue on.
I am very glad to hear you like them. We have had one contact about making them into a TV series, that was a year ago, I guess they move slowly(less)

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Average rating: 4.29 · 6,152 ratings · 333 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors

	Native Blood (Zeb Hanks Mystery #1) 3.98 avg rating — 889 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holes In the Sky (Zeb Hanks Mystery #2) 4.01 avg rating — 510 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adiós Ángel (Zeb Hanks Mystery #3) 4.26 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Native Bones (Zeb Hanks Mystery #5) 4.39 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Native Warrior (Zeb Hanks Mystery #6) 4.44 avg rating — 412 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Native Justice (Zeb Hanks Mystery, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Native Destiny (Zeb Hanks Mystery #8) 4.53 avg rating — 338 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Western Justice: Three Western Writers - Three Mystery Novellas by Mark Reps (Goodreads Author), R. Lawson Gamble (Goodreads Author), Felix F. Giordano (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 385 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Native Earth (Zeb Hanks Mystery #7) 4.54 avg rating — 313 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Native Trouble (Zeb Hanks Mystery #9) 4.55 avg rating — 303 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“politicos all sprung from the seeds of the vast underbelly of an unscrupulous society. Why the voting public never caught onto politicians was one of life’s greatest mysteries in his mind. “Roger”
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