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Michael Benson

Michael Benson

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Michael E. Benson was born in a small coal mining town in Kansas.  He moved to the deserts of Utah when he was twelve and there he learned to hunt and to survive in the wilderness. It was there he also learned of his affinity with horses. Later, his parents moved to Kansas City. After high school, he joined the United States Coast Guard.  After he returned home, he worked at many occupations. Eventually, he became a private detective and later a police officer.He earned a Master of Science in Education degree in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts degree in American History. He became a member of the faculty at Longview Community College in Lee's Summit, Missouri, where he stayed for the next twenty-five years teaching American History and Criminal Justice. After his retirement, he began his writing career in earnest.  Today, Michael lives in south Texas with his wife Barbara

Murdo

Murdo

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding &quot;No&quot;; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

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From bookrenter.com:  <span>Written by authorities in Literature &amp; Fiction, <em>Alvarado's Woman: A Frank Petrovic Mystery</em> by Michael E. Benson provides an excellent foundation for Literature &amp; Fiction studies. Michael E. Benson’s styl<span class="truncated">e is excellently suited towards Literature &amp; Fiction studies, and will teach students the material clearly without overcomplicating the subject. What’s more, the text is available in the Paperback format shown above  as well as a number of other formats. As of August 2010, this revision raises the bar for <em><em>Alvarado's Woman: A Frank Petrovic Mystery</em></em>’s high standard of excellence, making sure that it stays one of the foremost Literature &amp; Fiction studies textbooks</span></span>