Here's what the Triple B Book Club had to say:

"We were fortunate to have Jim Proebstle participate this month. Because of this unique opportunity we opened our book club up to our male counterparts and a few other non-book clubbers. There was more wine sipped and much more food inhaled than our usual light fare…kudos to Barb and Steve for hosting. Aren’t book clubs grand!

Jim was open to allowing us to pick his brain about how the book came about, how he developed the characters, and how much of the story and history of the American Indians was fact vs. fiction. Even more to the point though, we found it quite interesting how the stories theme, “In the Absence of Honor” parlays into a social commentary for today. How greed, ego, misuse of power and corruption continue to be alive and well in our present day culture (government, corporations, and Wall Street to name a few).

All of us were intrigued as to his character development and how the story evolved. Besides using personality instruments to build unique character profiles and the DSM IV to research character disorders, Jim said, “The characters took on a life of their own, they would do things that I had no idea or plans for them to do. They came alive, surprising me at times with shocking outcomes.”

Most of us are aware of the lower impulses of people (and ourselves) but keep good at the center of our hearts, by conquering our inner darkness, by facing our inner fears and, in the end, good overcomes evil, as it did in his book. This is what makes great books and marvelous screen plays. As for Jim’s book, we as a group concluded it was a wonderful story of suspense, history, and a bit of a love story all wrapped up in one. Who could ask for more! We felt a sequel was in order. We could envision a screenplay in the Minnesota woods. And, we can’t wait for his next book to come out.