With my final edit of 'The Killing Zone' completed and my query letter in hand, I've been compiling the individual chapters together to see what length my novel is. It's approximately 118,500 words in length and either 213 pages on full 8.5x11 inch paper or 344 pages if set in a 6x9 inch format for local publishing.
Here is a summary of my novel:
Released from an Oklahoma prison, Videl Tanas joins up with members of his former motorcycle gang. Seeking revenge against his ex-girlfriend who testified against him, Videl murders her and then stalks and kills the arresting police officer and his wife. On the run and traveling to Montana to initiate a guns-for-cash deal with a corrupt local deputy, the gang encounters a Native American boy named Acaraho and his three friends. Videl’s gang viciously assaults Acaraho and his companions, murdering one of them. After the gang quickly departs the crime scene, the authorities arrive and arrest a semiconscious Acaraho, charging him with murder. Sheriff Jim Buchanan becomes involved in the case upon hearing of the charges against a member of his own tribe. With Jim closing in on the murderers, the gang kidnaps Jim’s daughter, Alma, using her as a hostage. Faced with the risk of losing his only child, Jim’s fury is unleashed. He enlists Willie Longfeather, an ex-con friend, to help him track the gang on horseback. With Willie’s assistance, Jim pursues the gang on tribal land until they faceoff in a climactic confrontation in the untamed backwoods of western Montana.
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