Hi, I'm Terry Creekmore
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_{Wildlife Biologist, Author, Veteran}

Chief Mountain is an approximately 80,000-word fiction novel which would best be described as a technothriller with western roots. This work would be of interest to readers of Tom Clancy and Tony Hillerman, but unlike either of those two series, this tale has a strong female character.

The story is set in the northern Montana reservation town of Browning. Joe Kip is a native American combat veteran, and wildlife biologist, who unwittingly becomes involved in the convoluted world of espionage when he investigates a fatal grizzly bear mauling. The victim is a Chinese spy on the run for the Canadian border, with highly classified information on America’s new sixth generation jet fighter. An intense encounter with a charging grizzly plunges Joe into the high tech world of FBI surveillance and forensics, set in a backdrop of traditional native American customs. Foreign agents converge on Browning to gain access to the missing data and Joe, and his unofficial girlfriend Meg, are thrust to the forefront of the ensuing battle. This tale has healing ceremonies, sweat lodges, a Sun Dance, grizzlies, and Reaper UAVs. Intrigue and gun battles abound, but the hero of the story is Joe’s border collie Hank.