Southwest Lover

2013-08-05T16:30:00.001-07:00

Southwest Noir Tops Among Cops

Mining Sacred Ground wins third place at the highly competitive Public Safety Writer’s Association (PSWA) Conference during July in Las Vegas. PSWA is an association of police officers, police support, firefighters, fire support, emergency, security, and other personnel in the public safety field.

Mining Sacred Ground combines Southwest tradition and the modern soldiers’ code in the first of a series featuring former Marine and tribal policeman Peter Romero, a mix of Edward Abbey's frustrated idealist, George Hayduke, and Tony Hillerman's staunch traditionalist, Jim Chee.

To make sense of his lot, Romero must choose between the world he sees and the unseen universe of his ancestors. There, the old ones urge abandonment of the life of self for one of sacrifice. They command Romero to serve as protector of the lifeless and voiceless - become spirit warrior - a challenge Romero accepts to prevent his own world from falling apart. Romero is called to mete out justice while protecting a secret five hundred years old. He battles self-doubt, threats of divorce, hostile law enforcement, and a killer’s crosshairs through rugged Arizona backcountry.

Mining Sacred Ground serves full helpings of character, plot, and human interaction in a narrative that lurches into a narcotic desert nightscape. This novel and its follow-on, Poisoned by God’s Flesh, are available in ebook format at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, The Copia, Kobo, and iTunes.

Poisoned by God's Flesh Reviewed | David Knop | Blog Post | Red Room

2012-12-23T11:41:00.001-08:00

Poisoned by God's Flesh Reviewed | David Knop | Blog Post | Red Room Check out my review on Amazon and B&N. Great reading!

2012-05-14T15:33:00.001-07:00

My book now at lower price. Check it out at Amazon or B&N.

2012-04-03T10:21:00.001-07:00

Just reviewed The Butterfly Forest. Check it out along with my other reviews at http://ping.fm/wvyvZ

2012-03-11T17:56:00.001-07:00

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2012-02-23T20:10:00.001-08:00

Revised my webpage. Check it out at: http://davideknop.net/

2012-02-23T14:34:00.001-08:00

No mining on KI sacred lands. Ancestors' land under attack. http://ping.fm/ibDjh

2012-02-19T14:57:00.001-08:00

Some will not be satisfied until the last ounce of Mother Nature is taken. http://ping.fm/Bstgo

2012-02-15T22:38:00.001-08:00

Sponsoring good writing at Killer Nashville this year. http://ping.fm/AazZu

2012-02-15T21:17:00.001-08:00

Liking Stoney LaRue on Pandora. Enjoy.

2012-02-15T09:01:00.001-08:00

Tweeting Goodreads now. Recommended for all you book lovers. https://twitter.com/

2012-02-13T17:57:00.001-08:00

Doomed Mine Plan Put an “Open for Business” Sign on Sacred Ground. Even in Wisconsin, indian land is not safe. See http://ping.fm/NzW6o

2012-02-04T16:03:00.001-08:00

Check me out at Biblioscribe: http://ping.fm/0JSMy

2012-01-22T11:22:00.001-08:00

A good site for people who love the earth and support Native American rights. http://ping.fm/g6W6m

2012-01-19T04:52:00.001-08:00

Check out my interview at: http://ping.fm/V5xac

2012-01-17T18:50:00.001-08:00

Just finished second novel. Whew! Hope to get it to ebook soon.

2012-01-14T19:03:00.001-08:00

ALERT!! Please help protect Western Shoshone spiritual areas from Gold Mining - Sign the attached petition and forward to your friends and family. Go to http://ping.fm/JtxYw

2012-01-09T09:30:00.001-08:00

Hope to put my second novel out in June. Don't miss my first: Mining Sacred Ground. At Amazon and B&N.

David E. Knop’s thriller ‘Mining Sacred Ground’ available now on ebooks. | David Knop | Press Release/Interview/Press Coverage | Red Room

2011-11-04T12:16:00.000-07:00

David E. Knop’s thriller ‘Mining Sacred Ground’ available now on ebooks. | David Knop | Press Release/Interview/Press Coverage | Red Room

Check out my reviews on Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/Mining-Sacred-Ground-ebook/dp/B004YZB9JI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320433600&sr=8-1

2011-09-28T16:14:00.001-07:00

Book sales starting to go!

2011-09-23T16:20:00.001-07:00

I'm in a contest. Please for Mining Sacred Ground early and often. http://ping.fm/fkj1h

You Gotta Read Videos: September 2011 Entry #12 Mining Sacred Ground

2011-09-23T15:50:00.000-07:00

You Gotta Read Videos: September 2011 Entry #12 Mining Sacred Ground: Title: Mining Sacred Ground Author: David E. Knop Trailer Creator: David E. Knop Blurb: Mining Sacred Ground is a gripping tale of threat...

2011-09-15T21:05:00.001-07:00

Now I'm on ping.fm

What Everyone Should Know about the Iwo Jima Flag Raising

2010-03-01T17:04:00.000-08:00

I saw a blog the other day about the Iwo Jima flag raising near the end of WWII. The blogger stated that he thought the flag raising in the famous Joe Rosenthal photo was a fraud because it was in fact the second flag raising and not the first.

The facts behind the flag raising do not support the allegation of fraud. The flag was raised a second time on Mount Suribachi because the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, demanded the first one be brought to him as a souvenir.

Others say the photo was posed. This too is false according to witnesses. The photo was in fact a snapshot, a one-in-a-million chance at photographic immortality, and Joe Rosenthal got lucky. It's as simple as that.

What do you think? Pure luck or stroke of PR genius?