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Treasure Kills: Legends of Tsalagee Book 1 Kindle Edition

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There’s something precious hidden in the hills. But everyone who seeks it never returns…

WWII vet Hayward Yost happily enjoys retirement in small-town Oklahoma, a million miles away from his war years. But when a buddy dies under mysterious circumstances and the police rule it an accident, the grizzled old-timer is convinced there’s something terribly wrong. And as rumors resurface about the legendary lost treasure of Belle Star, he digs into the case that looks more and more like murder.

With shifty characters circling the little community and a Cherokee fable of Bigfoot protecting the surrounding forest, Hayward vows to set a trap. But with the secret loot supposedly protected by a curse, he’s not sure who—or what—they’ll end up catching.

Can the impromptu amateur sleuth sort out fact from fiction before he becomes the next victim of Oklahoma’s weirdest crime spree?

Treasure Kills is the first book in the quirky Legends of Tsalagee mystery series. If you like unconventional characters, twisted plotlines, and crackling dialogue, then you’ll love Phil Truman’s spirited yarn.

Buy Treasure Kills to lift the lid off a deadly cursed tale today!

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"Fun story...rollicking good time"
"Can't put it down once you start"
"Thoroughly entertained by this book - lots of laughs"
"Characters could live in my hometown"
"Funniest book I've read in ages"
"Colorful characters and rich prose"
"On the edge of my seat with suspense, but laughed out loud at some scenarios"
"Carl Hiaassen redux"
"Kept seeing this as delightful movie"
"A mystery you may not solve until the end"

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06VVJLT58
Publisher ‏ : ‎ PTI Press; 2nd edition (February 12, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1072 KB
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 311 pages

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Visit my Website to get a free copy of my short story collection "Skins Game": www.philtruman.com

I'm a native Oklahoman, born in the small town of Miami in 1945. Spent most of my life here in the Sooner State, except during my military time and a couple brief sojourns to Texas and Missouri. I earned my bachelor's degree in English from the University of Tulsa in 1970. As a Vietnam Era veteran, I served with the U.S. Army's 7th Infantry Division near the Korean DMZ from 1967 to 1968.

Fresh out of college I worked as a high school teacher and coach, but transitioned into the business world after a few years where I morphed into an IT geek. Slogged through that grind until 'retiring' in 2007 to become a full-time writer.

I have five books published, all novels, all set in Oklahoma, present day and past. I grew up in small-town heartland America, and feel very blessed by that. My books, I hope, reflect that.

GAME, is a coming of age novel set in the fictional small town of Tsalagee the corrupted phonetic of the Cherokee word Tsalagi - CHA-la-gey). Treasure Kills, Legends of Tsalagee, set in the same town, was/is a branch into a different genre - one of mystery and adventure. Always a fan of westerns, and recognizing Oklahoma's rich history, I wrote Red Lands Outlaw, the Ballad of Henry Starr, a historical novel in the turn of the 20th Century Indian Territory and based on exploits of that notorious outlaw. That was so much fun I followed-on with West of the Dead Line, Tales of an Indian Territory Lawman, a fictional account of perhaps the greatest lawman of them all: the ex-slave, black American, adopted Creek Indian, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves. My 5th novel, "Dire Wolf of the Quapaw," is a western/mystery. It's the first book in a planned series called "The Jubal Smoak Mysteries."

I'm currently nearing completion another novels: Book 2 of the Legend of Tsalagee series.

My Website: www.philtruman.com

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Douglas Terry

Goofy, Fun, Entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2016

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I really enjoyed reading this book. It is not great literature. You won't learn anything from it but it is funny and entertaining. It takes place in rural Oklahoma. A lot of the dialog is written the way people pretty much talk in that part of the country - I grew up not far away in western Arkansas. There are quite a few characters in the book and they are characters in every sense of the word. There is not excessive profanity, no raw sex, some violence but not graphic violence. The editing is good and I liked the writing. The gist of the story is a couple of bad characters looking for Belle Star's (a real historical outlaw) hidden treasure and their interaction with the local folks. I'm not going to say anymore about that at risk of being a spoiler. The ending is unexpected.

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A Henri

A Different Kind of Treasure Hunt

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016

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I really enjoyed this book. While it began a little slowly with all of the character development, the plot of hidden treasure was well written with numerous and humorous excursions by varying characters; the town of Tsalagee in the book is filled with typical small-town characters, who are at the same time delightful and frustrating. I laughed a lot with the elders' decision to lead the "bad guys" into a situation they deserved for being murderers and thieves. The legend of the Hill Man is one known to me in a slightly different way, because I went to college near Cherokee, NC, and it has long been reported that there are beings, like the Hill Man, who live in the national forest...again, Cherokee legend. So, I loved the simple nature of Hill Man and his justice to those who meant harm to him in one way or another. I think one of my favorite characters is the secretary of the town council, and being a transcriptionist, I laughed every time I read what she thought she heard being said in the meetings. Overall, a delightful and fun adventure that, while it had some sad and grim moments, brought me great entertainment. Thank you, Mr Truman. I do recommend the book to anyone looking for a different but enjoyable sort of mystery.

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Annie

A curiously written tale about a hidden treasure

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2016

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The book is mildly interesting in places, but takes a long, long way around to tell it's story. The characters are obviously based on people the author is familiar with, fully fleshed out and ready to remind you of your own quirky, homey acquaintances. Comical in places, especially when the tale turns toward Punch, and his "women problems", interesting where it touches upon Cherokee legends and the few instances of Cherokee language.
I found myself plodding along through many unnecessary chapters, that twist and turn back and forth through past and present. It is a bit disjointed at times, and leaves you wondering what the point of it all is.
The epilogue, again, is a bit long winded, telling more than one story in a short space of time.
If this author can find a reliable editor his writing could well be a hit, as he is well versed in the history and legends of the area he writes his story into, and makes excellent use of the particular colloquialisms of the area, which give his writing an authenticity many struggle for and never find.

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K in TX

I enjoyed this book so much I will look for others ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2016

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I got this book after reading about the author and because I grew up fishing, swimming and camping on the Illinois River in Okla. My grandmother was a full blood Cherokee and I am very familiar with the people around Jay Okla and all the small surrounding towns. We camped out many times against a bluff or on the river banks of various streams and my father noodled some fish too. The only thing I never heard was mention of a HILL MAN in all of the stories passed around but that is a fascinating subject for sure. I enjoyed this book so much I will look for others by this author, loved the common talk they used without much cursing at all. Even though my father made a good life for us away from the poverty of where he grew up I was always drawn by the conversations of some very fine people linked to him, Cherokee or otherwise, and I think this author did a wonderful job of bringing out the characters like I grew up around in this book. I loved the humor, the day to day activity, the relationships that developed and the bonds between the towns people and I hope to enjoy more just like this one. Keep up the good work Phil, and Osiyo!

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Stan Marshall

very nice

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022

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I enjoyed the mixture of legend and storyline in this book. The use of local facts, legends and just plain good storytelling kept it very fun to read.

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Marvin H. Moon

A good book to read!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024

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I really enjoyed reading Treasure Kills from cover to cover!! I Will be sure to read more of his books!!!

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Randy

great characters, bit of romance

Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2016

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OK...this was a hoot. Silly story overall but, great characters, bit of romance, murder, interesting relationships, Cherokee legend and Korean culinary arts and witchery. Couldn't put it down, and got a few rebukes for disturbing the quiet read time around our place with the odd uncontrollable guffaw.
Fun, fun, fun, sorry it was over. Great recreational read. Gonna look for more of Phil's stuff!

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I enjoyed this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2016

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I enjoyed this book, at first it's a little difficult to follow , but as I got into it I found I could not put it down. I was laughing out loud at some of the things that went on . A good book.

Bob Mitchell

Four Stars

Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2016

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Great reading

Jeff146

A Very Different Story, Humorus and Threatening.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2016

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The story starts slowly and often appears to be disconnected but it all comes together for a funny conclusion. I can't say more without giving the plot away. Stick with it and you'll enjoy it if you have a sense of humour.

Ronald N D

Slow, long winded, and only marginally okay

Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2016

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Lets see now, this book was published June 3, 2011, and is #13 on Amazon's freebee list. (a few days ago it was #6).So it has been downloaded many, many times. But, nearly 6 years later, there are still no reader reviews filed. Well, I expect most readers probably gave up reading out of shear boredom, and moved on. The first 1/4 of the book encompasses chapter after chapter after chapter giving you a long drawn out history of most of the players and how some of their pasts intertwined, which, quite frankly, was rather unnecessary, and a boring overkill. Quite frankly, I personally didn't find the story at all interesting until I reached the 81% read point, and the story, and players, including bigfoot, finally got into some action, but then rapidly died off again. I re-read the professional reviewer's comments in the book description on Amazon, and wondered if any of them had actually even read the complete book. Regardless, I found the book largely uninteresting and a struggle to complete. I will not be going out of my way to read more of this author's works and am now wondering why I actually finished this one..

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There’s something precious hidden in the hills. But everyone who seeks it never returns…

Buy Treasure Kills to lift the lid off a deadly cursed tale today!

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