REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
During 2007 we've had great publicity for the book "On the Laser's Edge." Here's our list so far.
On the Laser's Edge was on the local top-10 list of most popular books for several weeks at Janke's Bookstore in Wausau, Wisconsin.
A handwritten letter:
“I have just read “On the Laser’s
Edge” and I want you to know how much I enjoyed it. An
interesting story, fascinating characters and themes that are so
relevant in today’s world made it compelling... Wisconsin has
some great stories and great storytellers.” -Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin
Books:
Raising Hell for Justice by David R. Obey (U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin)
Pages 193-195
"The activities of the Posse and associated right-wing neo-Nazi fringe
organizations are skillfully chronicled in a recent book by Sharon
Thatcher, On the Laser's Edge...
With their ringleaders put out of commission by dedicated law
enforcement and the undercover information provided by a citizen
volunteer, Mike Muckerheide, a talented scientist and laser expert, the
Posse gradually faded into the woodwork. But that did not bring an end
to controversy and turmoil."
Radio & TV:
Wisconsin Public Radio -
Wausau (Rt. 51 with Glen Moberg); WSAU 550 Feedback, Wausau; WJJQ
Tomahawk; WJMT Merrill; WJFW TV 12 Rhinelander.
Newspapers:
City Pages (Cover Story), January 11-18, 2007
“Readers will delight in seeing two disparate worlds
depicted as one in this book. There’s idyllic Wausau with its
parks and charitable foundations and still recognizable landmarks; in
that community there are men with evil plots, conspiring over coffee.
It’s a worthy read if only for the sheer
this-could-happen-anywhere eye opener.”
- “The Very Strange Right-Wing Laser Conspiracy” by Tammy Stezenski
Ozaukee County Press, March 8, 2007
“...this is just an incredible story. Mike and his whole
life was an incredible story - a man who did good from very humble
beginnings, who worked so the good guys would triumph over the bad
guys.” “Laser’s Edge salutes late Port
scientist” by Kristyn Halbig Ziehm
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 10, 2007
It sounds like science fiction even today. Back then [the 1970s]
it sounded like something you’d read about in the comics while
sitting in an asylum.
-”What they never knew about 'Mike'”, by Mike Nichols
Merrill Courier, January 12, 2007
“It’s great story. It’s got international
intrigue, political drama, moral dilemmas and a strong dose of science
fact, not fiction. It’s a story of a seamy underworld
that’s invisible to most of us. It’s all well documented,
and it happened right here in north central Wisconsin.”
- “The Greatest Story Finally Told: Merrill writer, ex-FBI agent publish a compelling new book” by Jeff Hovind
Wausau Daily Herald, January 15, 2007
Laser weapons, espionage, world revolution, cutting-edge
technology, clandestine meetings - that’s the stuff of movies.
It’s also the backbone of a Merrill resident’s new
book.”
- “Merrill author publishes crime story” by Sandy Block