Donald Harstad

Donald Harstad (born 1946, Los Angeles) - served as a police investigator for over two decades in rural Iowa before retiring in 1996 to write full-time. His work is acclaimed for its authentic portrayal of police procedures and the atmosphere of small-town America. A Long December is a small-town Iowa police procedural murder mystery, featuring Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman, against the backdrop of a major kosher meat factory employing immigrant labour in the town.

Harstad, Donald, (A Long December [hc, Rugged Land, 2003] 978-1590710135) [pb, Rugged Land, 2005] 978-1590710401