Reviews

“Dr. Dan Cillis, a Professor of Business at Molloy College, and Rockville Centre Resident, recently published a novel entitled “Statehood of Affairs.”  His work of historical fiction examines an alternate early 1900s America in which a conspiracy could have threatened New Mexico and Arizona statehoods.”

“Daniel Cillis’ interest in writing historical fiction has multiple roots. Cillis has written academic articles about New Mexico, one of them on Intel. He’s made film documentaries about the state. And he has a strong interest in history. ‘My idea was to put together something that had political and historical interest. So I came up with Statehood of Affairs. It’s about affairs of the heart that complicate affairs of state,’Cillis said in a phone interview.”

“A Wall Street bomb set off by German spies in a secret war against the United States is the explosive beginning to the novel ‘Water Damage,’ which is the second book of Daniel Cillis, a Molloy College business professor…This starts the search for German spies and their secret plot to blow up United States munitions plants, splitting the action between New York and New Mexico. It is the sequel to his 2012 book, ‘Statehood of Affairs,’ which was about Germany contemplating returning the southwest to Mexico and issues of the United States-Mexico border. Cillis said that his books are ‘90 percent history’…”

“In Water Damage, Cillis’ style creates a vivid view of the pre-World War I era. The intrigue and historical detail within this tale are expressed through a wide variety of compelling characters in New Mexico and New York…This political adventure provides a clear sense of early 20th century America and Germany’s secret war.”

“In appreciation of the author’s scenic writing style, the third book of the Statehood of Affairs series, Adobe Centori and the Silver Medallion, leads you directly to Adobe Centori at the Circle C Ranch. Here, previous characters are reintroduced and new characters are met as the adventure begins and mysteries are solved…The reader is able to witness his character grow while he contemplates several positions: as a patriotic American, as a highly respected rancher, as an intellect and as a man affording himself a lifestyle he wishes…”  — Gary Herron

“World War I New Mexico is Molloy professor Daniel Cillis’ third book on the topic and is his first non-fiction piece of commercial writing …Entitled ‘World War I New Mexico,’ it tells the story of New Mexico’s involvement in the First World War… The former University of New Mexico professor uses his in-depth historical knowledge of the state to weave an account of its involvement in the war.”