In a horrific accident twenty miles west of Amarillo, Texas, veterinarian James Robert Masterson steps out into the night to find the sole survivor is a very young colt. As there is no one to take charge of the frightened animal, Masterson agrees to take him home to his ranch in Bushland, Texas. He and his wife tend Orphan, never dreaming he will play a significant role in their daughter s life and in theirs. When a suspicious gambler from Albuquerque, and the pushy ex-wife of the owner, claim the horse, the mystery begins. Interwoven in this mystery are murder, battles in the court, a life and death struggle with cancer, music, and horseracing. The reader will travel to the beautiful horse country of Kentucky, and to the impressive Ruidoso Downs, home of the much sought-after All-American Futurity, the world s richest horserace. They will also see the seamier side of horseracing driven by greed.
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Just when you re wondering if there s a good new mystery to read, along comes Harry Haines, a fresh talent with his fine new page-turner, Orphan. Once you start it, you won t put it down. --William Martin, New York Times best-selling author
Orphan blends tensely paced suspense with poignant emotion. Haines smooth, clear writing draws you completely into the story --Jennifer Archer, author of Sandwiched and the Me I Used to Be
Orphan blends tensely paced suspense with poignant emotion. Haines smooth, clear writing draws you completely into the story --Jennifer Archer, author of Sandwiched and the Me I Used to Be
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Author Harry Haines won Mayhaven s Awards for Fiction for Orphan, his first novel. He is a prolific writer. Fifteen of his nonfiction works have been published, including six titles on automobiles: Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Corvette, Cadillac, and BMW. He also won Mayhavens Award for Fiction, for Collage, and Mayhaven published a third novel, Texas Panic. Professor emeritus from West Texas A&M University, Haines has both an M.Ed and a Ph.D in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma. He resides with wife, Shirley, a librarian, in Canyon, Texas. They have three grown children.
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Harry H. Haines started out as (we kid you not) a trombone player. Trombone led to band directing. Band directing led to a doctorate and college teaching. University work and today's "publish or perish" environment led to fifteen books, all nonfiction, most about music teaching, six about cars.
Harry liked writing and, when he retired from teaching at WTAMU, he decided to try his hand at fiction. It looked easy. Thirteen years and four books later, he has the battle scars to show that it was anything but. He attended the Iowa Summer Writers Festival four times, the Maui Writers Conference/Retreat three times, and several dozen writers' workshops located all over the country. And he entered an uncountable number of fiction contests. He failed a lot but his manuscripts have won four, big, international contests. See "awards" page on the website.
The Cover-up at Ann Arbor is about cars and the people who design and make them. But like Haines's first two stories, the sub-plot features a singer who faces ruthless competition.
Harry and his wife Shirley (a retired librarian) live in Canyon, Texas.
Harry liked writing and, when he retired from teaching at WTAMU, he decided to try his hand at fiction. It looked easy. Thirteen years and four books later, he has the battle scars to show that it was anything but. He attended the Iowa Summer Writers Festival four times, the Maui Writers Conference/Retreat three times, and several dozen writers' workshops located all over the country. And he entered an uncountable number of fiction contests. He failed a lot but his manuscripts have won four, big, international contests. See "awards" page on the website.
The Cover-up at Ann Arbor is about cars and the people who design and make them. But like Haines's first two stories, the sub-plot features a singer who faces ruthless competition.
Harry and his wife Shirley (a retired librarian) live in Canyon, Texas.
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If you like feel good horse stories, this one's for you. And if you like quarter horses, especially racing quarter horses, this is REALLY for you. Enjoy!
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A wonderful book that put your right in the Texas Panhandle and a look at Quarterhorse's and Quarterhorse racing. This is a feel good story with a good story line. I would suggest you don't start reading it with a "fixed" stopping time, your probably going to go over your limit! It's one you will certainly want to finish so that you can find out how it turns out! I can't wait to read his next book!
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I enjoyed reading Orphan. I have a busy life, and intended to read one or two chapters a day, but Mr.Haines has a habit of making you want to know what happens next. I had to lose sleep to find out! A great story set in an area that still retains some of the flavor of the "old west".
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