Synopses & Reviews
With his dazzling debut,
Tularosa, Michael McGarrity was hailed "a born storyteller" (
Denver Post)--and introduced readers to a memorable new hero, ex-Santa Fe chief of detectives Kevin Kerney. Now, featuring his vivid feel for the southwest, McGarrity's second gripping novel hurls Kerney onto the toughest case of his life.
Taking a job as a seasonal forest ranger in New Mexico's Gila Wilderness, Kevin Kerney is looking forward to a quiet summer high in the mountains. But the murder of a Mexican tourist, and the discovery of a disoriented old man in the wild, thrust Kerney into an investigation that will carry him back in time to a sixty-year-old feud between two land-rich brothers, Edgar and Eugene Cox.
Enlisting young state game and fish officer Jim Stiles to help solve the crimes, Kerney slowly uncovers evidence connecting the ruthless Cox feud with another suspicious death--and the radical actions of New Mexico's present-day county militia. But new assistant district attorney Karen Cox--Edgar's alluring daughter--is torn between hiding her father's long-buried secret and helping Kerney find the truth. Now someone wants Kerney dead--and the deeper he investigates, the more he may be digging his own grave...
Review
" has it all -- cattle ranchers, the U.S. Forest Service, militia groups, poachers, land-grabbing murderers, Game and Fish Department investigators and locals who just want to be left alone." Publishers Weekly
Review
An ex-cop, McGarrity knows what he's writing about -- and how to write it. --Tony Hillerman
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"Exciting ... McGarrity blew critical and commercial socks off ... with ... now he goes for the boots." Dick Adler
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"Starred Review. Ingeniously orchestrates character, place, action, history, and relationships in another outstanding novel.... McGarrity delivers on the promise of his accomplished debut in ." Chicago Tribune
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"An ex-cop, McGarrity knows what he's writing about -- and how to write it." Elizabeth Stanley Albuquerque Journal
Synopsis
"Michael McGarrity is the real deal." --
Synopsis
With his dazzling debut, Tularosa, Michael McGarrity was hailed a bornstoryteller (Denver Post)-andintroduced readers to a memorable new hero, ex-Santa Fe chief of detectives Kevin Kerney.Now, featuring his vivid feel for the southwest, McGarrity's second gripping novel hurls Kerneyonto the toughest case of his life.
Taking a job as a seasonal forest rangerin New Mexico's Gila Wilderness, Kevin Kerneyis looking forward to a quiet summer high in the mountains. But the murder of a Mexican tourist, and the discovery of a disoriented old man inthe wild, thrust Kerney into an investigationthat will carry him back in time to asixty-year-old feud between two land-richbrothers, Edgar and Eugene Cox.
Enlisting young state game and fishofficer Jim Stiles to help solve the crimes, Kerney slowly uncovers evidence connecting theruthless Cox feud with another suspiciousdeath-and the radical actions of New Mexico'spresent-day county militia. But new assistantdistrict attorney Karen Cox-Edgar's alluringdaughter-is torn between hiding her father'slong-buried secret and helping Kerney find thetruth. Now someone wants Kerney dead-and thedeeper he investigates, the more he may bedigging his own grave...
About the Author
Michael McGarrity, author of the acclaimed, best-selling crime novels featuring Kevin Kerney, is an ex-psychotherapist and former deputy sheriff. Nominated for both the Anthony and Spur Awards, he lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.