Book Signing with Randy Haglund

Join us in welcoming Randy Haglund to our store! He will be here from 12:00Pm to 3:00PM signing copies of his book, Missing 85 Days. Contact store for more details.

About Missing 85 Days:

1924. John Olson left his home in Kootenai, Idaho for a sales trip to Spokane, expecting to return in two days. Instead he disappeared; his personal effects found strewn along the south bank of the Spokane River.

Meanwhile a hobo dressed in a business suit is rousted from a freight train. He has no idea where he is and, incredibly, has no idea who he is. He assumes an alias and works odd jobs while he searches for himself. Lonely, and with no one to turn to, he writes about his trials and his turmoil in a diary.

Back in Kootenai, Helen Olson raises the family, agonizing about what happened to John. Scandalous rumors and a deathly ill child add to her travails.

Based on newspaper articles, family lore, and the diary of an amnesiac, 85 Days is a captivating tale of doubt, despair, self-discovery and triumph.

About Randy Haglund:

Randy Haglund is the grandson of John Olson and a retired salesman in Spokane, Washington. He is the father of four and he lives with his wife in Hillyard. He writes a blog about growing up in Spokane called Allegedly True Stories: Life as I remember it.