Books by Steven

In a tiny church in rural Poland lies a very rich secret. Brayden Ballard has no idea what trouble will come from exploring the inside of the church's beautiful onion dome. Finding a guano-encrusted satchel of precious gemstones, he quickly learns that the many secrets hidden in the onion dome far outnumber the beautiful stones. The latest tale of intrigue from author Steven Dahl, Onion Dome, journeys from the Polish countryside to Colorado to the lights of Las Vegas as Brayden contemplates a life of wealth on the run, evading the authorities, Polish Mafiosi, and trying to solve a decades-old, cold case murder.

It began as a weekend among friends. Biking enthusiasts Brick, David, and Derek are off for a weekend of serious mountain biking when a chance meeting with a mysterious and wealthy stranger-and his equally mysterious lady friend-takes them off course and straight down the road of a rattlesnake. As the three men rally around their newly acquired-and newly bitten-friend they remain unaware of the dangers that are still ahead. "Rattlesnake" winds and twists down out of the mountains of Colorado to the streets of Manhattan, where these three friends and their families will learn just how much they can handle when the real rattlesnake strikes.

In little over a hundred years America went from a country that lacked a national road system to become a world leader in all forms of fast transportation. It was from 1807 to 1909 that the foundations of cheap fast travel forever changed us as a people and a nation. It all started with a steamboat trip up the Hudson which brought about a mechanical transportation revolution that came ashore and finally took to the air. Our story is about transportation starting with the steamboat, the development of New York's Finger Lakes, and how this helped bring about the modern business world we take for granted. It took only a century for the magical formula of fast transportation speeding up local development and business growth to transform our nation and the world we live in. The reader should always keep in mind the endless cycle of speed, development and business that keeps the ball rolling as time and distance continue to shrink in this ever changing world. Speed changed our lives to the point that we needed to escape it as the Excursionist Age of lakeside resorts, fine wines and dance halls came to life for the working weary and high rollers of the land. New York's Finger Lakes were the crown jewels of this age, having fine wineries and some of the best railroads and steamboats in the land. Out of all of this energy emerged the "Wizard of Hammondsport," Glenn H. Curtiss! He would go on to become the fastest man on earth and in the air! Because of these events we no longer think in terms of distance, but instead in the time it takes to get there. We now think in sound bits, eat on the run, as our children live fast pace lives. Here is the story of how this came to be.