The year is 1921. In Evansville, Indiana, a teenage girl from England keeps a diary of her new life in America. Suda Mae Jackson is a “proper girl from Hucknall” and life in a new land is often humorous, occasionally somber, and never boring. Suda meets a young man, Tommy O’Donnell, and enjoys a normal teenage life in the “Roaring Twenties.” But trouble brews. One day Suda finds herself in a conflict with the powerful leader of the local Ku Klux Klan. The conflict swells until Tommy, while trying to protect Suda, is accused of murder.
Fast forward to 2002. Joe Rocker, captain of his high school football team, is popular with classmates and teachers. His future is bright and Joe is content with life. But life is about to change. One day, while working with his father on an old house, Joe stumbles upon a hidden diary. It is the diary of a young English girl and her story captivates Joe. Some mysterious missing pages leave Joe with a mystery he must solve.
Proper Suda now available on Kindle.
Hard copies are available from Amazon.com and bn.com (Barnes & Noble).
Signed copies are available from this website. Email: walkure@mikewhicker.com
“By interweaving a present-day high school senior’s adventures with a well-researched account of an immigrant girl’s experiences with the 1920s KKK in Evansville, Indiana, this suspenseful and fast-paced novel will intrigue young adult and mature audiences alike.”
– Dr. Susanna Hoeness-Krupsaw, Professor of English, University of Southern Indiana.
#1 by Savannah Hulin on November 21, 2009 - 3:32 am
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My step-daughter read it. She loved it. Its wonderful how students were incorporated into the making of it – its very relatable for the adolescent life, but at the same time its plot draws an older crowd’s interest.
#2 by Sarah Hirsch Smith on January 12, 2010 - 9:21 am
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I remember my Dad telling me stories about the Klan and how it was even active in nearby Poseyville. My Grandfather owned the local store and knew many of the Klan members by the shoes he had sold to them!!
#3 by C Larry Rhodes on September 22, 2010 - 10:46 am
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Mike, a Army Ranger buddy of mine, that I served with in Vietnam, loaned me his copy of Valhalla. I ignored the comment on the cover warning not to start this book on a work night; took me three days to catch up on loss of sleep. I was hooked and rushed out to purchase (at the Evansville IN LST) your sequel ‘Blood of the Reich’. I knew that since Erica’s body was never found after the jump from the Bridge between Evansville and Henderson, that there had to be a continuation of her endeavors. You have done your home work on the first book and I can’t wait to read the rest of your works. Keep writing!
BTW, there were no deer in Western Ky in the 40′s.
#4 by William Walters on October 15, 2010 - 10:23 am
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Hooked is the proper word when reading Mike Whicker.
One thing I don’t understand, and please tell me, what does
“BWT, there were no deer in Western Ky in the 40′s” have to
do with Mike Whicker’s books?
#5 by sturenge on December 20, 2010 - 8:58 pm
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“I ignored the comment on the cover warning not to start this book on a work night; took me three days to catch up on loss of sleep. I was hooked and rushed out to purchase (at the Evansville IN LST) your sequel ‘Blood of the Reich’. I knew that since Erica’s body was never found after the jump from the Bridge between Evansville and Henderson, that there had to be a continuation of her endeavors. You have done your home work on the first book and I can’t wait to read the rest of your works.”
Where else can I read about it?
#6 by Jane on May 12, 2011 - 9:39 am
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Extremely riveting book, I really cannot put it down unfortunately I finished reading it in a three-day. I wish I could have stretched it out a little more but it was just too good to put down.
#7 by webmaster on May 12, 2011 - 10:23 am
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Thanks, Jane. Glad you liked it. Mike
#8 by Mike Dela Cruz on June 29, 2011 - 5:56 am
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I haven’t read the book myself but the story is very interesting. Joe certainly stumbled upon a great story. Good thing he didn’t try to throw it when he saw the book.