Hawkeye

Dances With Wolves meets Blood Meridian in an adventure story from the master of the historical novel.

A family leaves Finland behind in the 1860s and sails across the seas to America in search of happiness. In a country divided by the Civil War, work is hard to find, and the family sets out to inhabit the great prairies of the West. The West is even wilder than they think, and soon the family’s son George disappears into the night.

The novel takes the reader through an era in which the old way of life is slowly giving way to a new America. The story binds together the history of the settlers, the Indian Wars and the bustling life of the border regions.

Hawkeye is an immersive and entertaining adventure story. It describes the lives of new settlers and Indians, as well as the growth of a Finnish immigrant boy as an invincible warrior and pacifist. At the same time, it reveals how ruthlessly the indigenous habitats and nature were destroyed and how the greed of man had no limits.

J.P. Koskinen is a versatile author who has written historical fiction, crime, and children’s books. He has been short-listed for the Finlandia Prize twice, for Firewing and for My Friend Rasputin. He holds master’s degrees in creative writing and mathematics.