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Shots Fired

A NOVEL   /   D. KIRK WOLGAMOTT

When gun violence touches their lives, four women (led by a brothel madam, a girl mom, a spitfire and an erstwhile supermodel) find a solution.

A Latina rookie by-the-book sheriff’s deputy teams with a respected Native American police officer to form a team known as “Tonto and the Lone Ranger”.

They uncover underground secrets, insecurities and lifestyles that threaten the civil community.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

D. Kirk Wolgamott

ATTORNEY. STORYTELLER. 

Kirk was born and raised in Curtis, Nebraska, a small farming community in the southwest corner of the state and home of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. His father, Lloyd “Gus” Wolgamott, owned and operated a Standard Oil gas station. His mother, Hilda, was an elementary school teacher who shifted to school librarian, where Kirk developed a love of books and reading.

He attended Medicine Valley Junior Senior High School, where he became football player of the year, a district track champion, and winner of the Bacherman Award, presented to the outstanding senior.

From there, he went to Lincoln and the University of Nebraska’s Teachers College, majoring in Social Studies with an emphasis in English. He served as President of the Nebraska Student Education Association and graduated with honors.

 

Then it was off to Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, and law school. He clerked for a private firm, Oregon Inmate Legal Services, and the Oregon Attorney General on the way to earning his juris doctorate (JD).

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