The Canaan Creed
''When one of one's own pack is downed, people travel great distances to set things right.The Canaan Creedfollows wolf biologist Anna O'Neil, who must return to Maine to investigate the death of her father while she was far away. The emergence of a strange document sets her search upside down. Author L.P. Hoffman crafts an engaging mystery that will keep readers turning the pages. As such,The Canaan Creedis fine reading and highly recommended.''--Midwest Book Review''L.P. Hoffman knows the West intimately and evokes issues with sure-footed familiarity.''--C.J. Box, author ofThree Weeks to Say Goodbye''Scaling the heights of suspense,The Canaan Creedconcludes on solid ground with a better understanding of a timely topic--environmentalism.''--The Farmville Herald''The Canaan Creeddoes an excellent job of sucking you in with a mystery while pointing out how some environmental groups have an agenda that goes beyond protecting wildlife. In spite of figuring out the killer's identity early, I foundThe Canaan Creedto be a very interesting tale of how overzealous do-gooders can ultimately bring about harm. It shows that, even if you believe in respecting plants and animals, you shouldn t blindly throw your support behind a group who claims to be green. The mystery itself holds up very well for most of the book, and anyone who picks it up will have a hard time putting it down.''--Lake Powell Chronicle''The Canaan Creedweaves suspense, mystery and the dark side of environmental fanaticism together to create a page-turning story that keeps the reader hooked until the very end.''--Michael S. Coffman, Ph.D., president of Environmental Perspectives, Inc.'' 'If God be for us who can be against us?' The Apostle Paul wrote those words in his letter to the church of Rome (Romans 8:31); it's not hard to envision them as the tacit heart ofThe Canaan Creed, a novel by L.P. Hoffman that weaves together an intricate tale about environmentalism gone awry. Her riveting tale follows the Fischers, a Wyoming family working as outfitters, cafe owners, lumberjacks, and Anna O'Neil, a wildlife biologist at the forefront of the reintroductions of the gray wolf in the Rocky Mountain West. Anna begins to wonder. What she finds will shock you, as it is all too real.''--J. Scott Olmsted, editor-in-chief,American Hunter Magazine''L. P. Hoffman combines a compelling page-turning yarn coupled with first-rate reporting on the tactics and twisted ethics that can drive radical environmentalists to criminal activity. The characters are well drawn, the dialog is savvy, and the story line is as close as tomorrow's news.''--Dan Miller, publisher and executive vice president, The Heartland Institute''This book's well-drawn characters and suspenseful plot ensures that it cannot be pigeonholed by political or social philosophy. However, Americans need to heed the moral of the story, lest we find ourselves in an untenable situation.''--Craig Manson, distinguished professor and lecturer, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and former Assistant Secretary of the Interior''Through suspense and mystery, Hoffman offers her readers a perspective on the environment rarely found in fiction or non-fiction.'' ----Safari Club International'''If God be for us who can be against us?' The Apostle Paul wrote those words in his letter to the church of Rome (Romans 8:31); it's not hard to envision them as the tacit heart ofThe Canaan Creed, a novel by L. P. Hoffman that weaves together an intricate tale about environmentalism gone awry. Her riveting tale follows the Fischers, a Wyoming family working as outfitters, ca --1st Edition Reviews'''If God be for us who can be against us?' The Apostle Paul wrote those words in his letter to the church of Rome (Romans 8:31); it's not hard to envision them as the tacit heart ofThe Canaan Creed, a novel by L. P. Hoffman that weaves together an intricate tale about environmentalism gone awry. Her riveting tale follows the Fischers, a Wyoming family working as outfitters, cafe owners, lumberjacks, and Anna O'Neil, a wildlife biologist at the forefront of the reintroductions of the gray wolf in the Rocky Mountain West. Anna begins to wonder. What she finds will shock you, as it is all too real.'' --J. Scott Olmsted, Editor in Chief, American Hunter Magazine, September 2009Scaling the heights of suspense, The Canaan Creed concludes on solid ground with a better understanding of a timely topic environmentalism. -- The Farmville Herald *** The Canaan Creed does an excellent job of sucking you in with a mystery while pointing out how some environmental groups have an agenda that goes beyond protecting wildlife. In spite of figuring out the killer s identity early, I found The Canaan Creed to be a very interesting tale of how overzealous do-gooders can ultimately bring about harm. It shows that, even if you believe in respecting plants and animals, you shouldn t blindly throw your support behind a group who claims to be green. The mystery itself holds up very well for most of the book, and anyone who picks it up will have a hard time putting it down. -- Lake Powell Chronicle *** --1st Edition Reviews