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Thanks to everyone at #BRMCWC for your support at the\u00a0Selah Awards Wednesday night. Dead Man\u2019s Hand <\/em>took first place in\u00a0the Young Adult Fiction category.\u00a0Dead Man’s Hand<\/em>\u00a0is the first in the\u00a0Caden Chronicles<\/em>, a new supernatural series from Zonderkidz that explores paranormal issues from a biblical perspective.As many of you know, I have a heart for young male readers. In the\u00a0Caden Chronicles<\/em>\u00a0I try to give boys a short, action-packed mystery they can read quickly. That’s why I kept the word count around thirty-five thousand words.<\/p>\n

The gritty, suspenseful tale begins in Deadwood Canyon, a Hollywood-like reenactment Ghost Town located in the “badlands” of the Old West. But Nick\u2019s vacation with his family takes a deadly turn toward trouble when the fourteen-year-old finds himself trapped in a livery stable with the infamous outlaw Jesse James. The shooter whirls, aims, and … vanishes.\u00a0Great theatrics<\/em>, Nick thinks, except now he’s alone in the hayloft with the bullet-riddled body of \u201cBilly the Kid,\u201d one of the town\u2019s \u201cactors\u201d playing the role of the notorious outlaw.<\/wbr><\/p>\n

Soon Nick is caught in a deadly chase that leads him into an abandoned gold mine, through forbidden buffalo hunting grounds, and across Rattlesnake Gulch. Around every turn he finds another suspect. Will Nick solve the murder before the killer guns-down another outlaw? Or will the town’s infatuation with Hollywood theatrics conceal the real truth about souls, spirits, and the destiny that awaits those who die.<\/p>\n

The Caden Chronicles series is perfect for fans of mysteries, crime TV, and reluctant readers.<\/p>\n

The 2013 Selah Awards are open to authors of Christian works published within the 2012 calendar year. The Hebrew word,\u00a0Selah,<\/em>\u00a0found in the Book of Psalms, means: \u201cstop and listen; pause, and think on that.\u201d The award honors those who: \u201cPause from the busyness of life. Pause, even, from their writing \u2026 and reflect upon the giver of their gift, the One who led them to this calling and moves others with their words.\u201d<\/p>\n

My goal is to cause middle-school-age readers to ponder the deep questions of life and death and what lies beyond the grave, but do so in a humorous, fun way. To win a second Selah Award in the Young Adult Fiction category is truly humbling. (My YA, middle-reader,\u00a0The Curse of Captain LaFoote,<\/em>won in 2011.)<\/wbr><\/p>\n

Dead Man’s Hand is available in bookstores, B&N<\/a> and Amazon.com<\/a>
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