When travelling up I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff, one will drive past Arizona Junction 69, otherwise known as Cordes Junction. Tucked out of sight to the east is the serene Cordes Lakes subdivision. One normally wouldn't notice ... but Eric Watkins noticed.

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After pulling off the interstate into Cordes Junction, continue on past the gas station and the McDonalds and you will get your first glimpse of Cordes Lakes, seen here.

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Here is the Cordes Lakes subdivision, where author Jim W. Coleman spent quite a bit of time as a young man. Coleman had a good friend, Kathy, who lived with her mother in a mobile home back in 1983. On a recent tour of Cordes Lakes, he was unable to locate his former friend. Anyone with any information is encouraged to email.

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On a recent tour of Cordes Lakes, author Jim W. Coleman was greatly disappointed to find the large lake bone dry. A local resident said that there had been a tenth of an inch of rain on July 11, 2004, and that it had been the first rain since February.

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Here is a picnic area next to the large lake in Cordes Lakes. Following the Tall Man's death in "Glass," investigators later found the initials "KK" carved into one of these trees. It is not known if they were carved by Eric Watkins, but it is widely believed to have been.

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Here is a photo of the valley where Harve Ginley and Chris Waters landed in a helicopter to investigate the murder in Cordes Lakes.

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Kathy King danced at The Bushbarn, an adult establishment along Whiskey Row in Prescott, Arizona. This is the former location of The Bushbarn; the place was sold in the mid-nineties and converted to a regular bar.

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Whiskey Row in what is now the historic district in Prescott, Arizona.

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This is a photo of the Yavapai County Courthouse, directly across the street of what used to be The Bushbarn in Prescott, Arizona.

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This is a photo of the County Seat sign on the grounds of the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott, Arizona.

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You can find some of Jim W. Coleman's novels at the library in historic Prescott, Arizona.

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"Glass" author Jim W. Coleman donates copies of his horror/suspense novels to the Prescott Library, located at the corner of Goodwin and Marina near the County Courthouse. Though sunburned and with two days of beard growth, Coleman was excited to be back in a town he hadn't visited in nearly 15 years.

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"Glass" author Jim W. Coleman visited the Cordes Lakes Library with every intention to donate new hardcovers of his book, but the library was closed.

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