Book excerpt: Mojave Green is a fresh and thorough account of a bad mans life. Follow James McKinney as he grows from an Illinois farm boy to a young man working in a Missouri lead mine and then a Colorado gold mine to an adult who used, abused, and killed those close to him. Mojave Green is a first-person account of McKinneys progression from innocence to being introduced to violence, going through a prison term, and turning into an utterly dangerous killer. Lots of research and consideration filled the many gaps in McKinneys life with answers and descriptions to provide insights into McKinneys thoughts, feelings, and actions. On record, McKinney killed six coworkers and friends but, because of a faulty gun, he was unable to kill several additional men. And, because nobody ever interviewed McKinney about his life and activities during the three thousand five hundred miles he was chased by the law, the challenge was to describe McKinneys days.