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French Creek (Hardcover)

by Peter Rennebohm (Author) "JOHN WAS DRIVING TOO FAST..." (more)
Key Phrases: French Creek, Doc Wilson, Ray Steckel (more...)

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A fast-paced thriller with well-rounded characters. A fun read with a richly satisfying conclusion. -- Michael O'Rourke- Author of O'Banion's gift and others

A tale of terror that has no end. You'll be on edge and mesmerized to the last page. -- Alice Peppler, Author, Critic

I found this a great read. A barn-burner and page turner. It's a difficult book to put down. -- Tony Bouza- Former Minneapolis Police Chief

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French Creek tracks the journey into a living hell of a man consumed by private ghosts. Set upon by a cadre of evil individuals determined to snuff out his life, this is a nerve-wracking, roller-coaster ride of suspense and seemingly never-ending conflicts between an ordinary man and his antagonists.

Set in the rural farmland of western Minnesota and the prairies of South Dakota, the story rides the howling winds of a major winter storm. The action is fast, the pace steady. Characters move in and out of the tale with ease-- each playing an integral part in the ultimate, suspenseful conclusion.

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Hardcover: 325 pages
Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud; 1 edition (November 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0878392114
ISBN-13: 978-0878392117
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,522,523 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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JOHN WAS DRIVING TOO FAST. Read the first page

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French Creek, Doc Wilson, Ray Steckel, Nurse Albright, Sheriff Nichols, South Dakota, Herman Fogelman, Chief Karnowski, Detective Reasons, Karl Butts, Uncle Otto, Elroy Nichols, Herb's Garage, Jack Stevens, Sam Reasons, Mac Davis, Otto Stubblefield, Captain Swenson, John Doe, Anson's Dairy, County Road, Herman's Auto Parts, Jerry Stubblefield, John Deere, Margie Albright

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Our Father by Marilyn French on page 151

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5.0 out of 5 stars French Creek, June 11, 2007

By	Ima "Heavy Reader" - See all my reviews

Oh wow, am I happy to have read this book.
Do you remember the movie "The Duel," with Dennis Weaver? Terrifying!
"French Creek" had, for me, the same level of intensity. Read this and
you'll never drive by another junkyard in your life without thinking of
this book (and driving quickly past the junkyard). Through all the
terror, however, there is a lovely, well-written story about a man, his
hopes and his dreams. The characters are so well drawn that they'll
live in your mind for a long time. Even the characters you wish would
go away quickly and leave you alone because they are SO evil. Excellent book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars AND two thumbs up!, May 18, 2007

By	K.R. Lewis, author of Little Blue Whales - See all my reviews

The lesson to be gleaned from Peter Rennebohm's "French Creek" is this: In life, bad things really do happen to good people, more often than we'd like to believe, and I guess the best we can hope for is that we, ourselves, are never selected by the vagaries of life to be one of them. John R. Rule is "good people" and when he ventures out one wintry February day from his Minneapolis office deep into the Minnesota hinterlands, searching for a remote auto salvage yard to find a part for an old truck he's restoring, he soon meets some very bad people doing some very bad things. In tone, mood, and geography this novel reminded me of the movie "Fargo"; which in my opinion is one of the ten best American films ever made. Although the two stories are really nothing alike, the landscape in "French Creek" couldn't be bleaker, the bad guys couldn't be worse, and John Rule's predicament couldn't be more desperate. Besides being an author of crime fiction myself, I am also a full time police officer, and let me tell you, Rennebohm has absolutely nailed his worst evil doer in the book, Ray Steckel, from the shop grease embedded beneath his fingernails, to his foul onion and nicotine breath and his stained, yellow teeth. Rennebohm keeps the story moving at a brisk pace and even though "French Creek" isn't so much a "whodunnit" from a pure mystery standpoint, it is a great suspense novel that positively will not disappoint readers of this genre. This one is definitely in the "two thumbs up" category, and I highly recommend it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Adrenalin Rush, March 25, 2007

By	John R. Lindermuth (Coal Township PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sometimes the simplest step can put a person in big trouble.

Peter Rennebohm uses that premise to build a novel that stokes up tension at a consistent rate and won't let you put French Creek down until the last page.

John L. Rule goes looking for a part for a pickup truck he's restoring. His search takes him to a salvage yard in a desolate rural area of Minnesota where he confronts danger that puts him in a struggle for his life.

Time after time, Rule escapes one threat only to face another. And, each is a logical, realistic possibility of what could happen to a person in such circumstance. The plot is deftly orchestrated and keeps one turning the pages, seeking just a little more of the same.

Intertwined with this central theme, Rennebohm gives us insight into Rule's character and his relationship with his wife and children and the father-in-law who, while not entirely trusting the man, goes to great lengths to rescue him.

The story is an adrenalin rush that will have you begging for more.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic read
The main character John Rule goes to a junk yard to buy the truck part he needs. He realizes he should not have gone to such lengths to find the part, as he goes to leave the... Read more

Published on March 3, 2007 by Terry South

4.0 out of 5 stars A page turner!
The beautiful serene winter scene on the cover of French Creek belies the terror that awaits the reader inside. John L. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping saga of personal defiance, ingenuity, and courage, compelling to the last page
Award-winning author Peter Rennebohm presents French Creek, a suspenseful novel about an ordinary Minneapolis salesman whose trip to a junkyard in search of a part to rebuild an... Read more

Published on August 14, 2005 by Midwest Book Review

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leave yourself plenty of time when you start this book, because i guarantee you won't be able to put it down. Read more

Published on March 11, 2005 by Thomas D. Carlson

5.0 out of 5 stars enthusiastic reader
Pete Rennebohm does an excellent job of building his characters and bringing unexpected twists to a story line that at first seemed fairly simple and common. Read more

Published on March 7, 2005 by Stephen Moore

4.0 out of 5 stars French Creek
What a great book! I started reading the book one afternoon thinking that I would read enough to get started and then put it down. What a mistake that was! Read more

Published on March 4, 2005 by W. H. Mills

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