Synopses & Reviews
David Mathews, the wildly popular candidate expected to win the Colorado governor’s seat, has been murdered. His death has made headlines across the nation and Denver’s police are scrambling to solve the high-profile case. Mathews’s estranged wife Sydney had motive—her husband’s infidelities—and when the gun used to kill him is discovered in the couple’s mountain home, Sydney is arrested and charged with first-degree homicide. Catherine McLeod is covering the story for The Denver Journal and receives a call from an anonymous woman claiming she saw the real killer leave the scene of the crime but is afraid to confide in the police. To uncover the truth, Catherine must risk her career—and her life—to find the witness who can identify Mathews’s murderer: Detective Ryan Beckman.
Review
“[Coel is] a master.”—Tony Hillerman Praise for The Spider’s Web “Another satisfying sojourn through all that has made Coel a bestselling writer.”—
The Denver Post “A tangled web woven of lies, coveting, and blackmail...If you like captivating mystery stories that are a little off the beaten path, you will love this one by Margaret Coel.”—
The Romance Readers Connection
“The plot was well done and the twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat. The suspense is finely layered like a good Hitchcock thriller.”—Mystery Suspense
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The Perfect Suspect will have readers on edge wondering what’s around the next corner.”—
New York Journal of Books “A tale rife with deception…The tension and pacing of the story keep the pages turning.”—
The Denver Post “
The Perfect Suspect is Margaret Coel’s finest effort to date.”—
Gumshoe Review “A fine, fun read and a welcome signal that Catherine is here to stay.”—
Daily Camera
Synopsis
A new novel from the master (Tony Hillerman) of the Wind River mysteries. Catherine McLeod is an investigative reporter for the Journal, one of Denvers major newspapers. Her recent coverage of the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes filing a claim for twenty-seven million acres of their ancestral lands has made her the target for assassination. Her investigation uncovers a conspiracy involving her ex-husbands wealthy family and state politicians. And as Catherine unravels the truth, she discovers some startling facts about her own heritage, making her would-be killer all the more desperate to find her
Synopsis
After more than 120 years, the regalia worn by Arapaho Chief Black Heart in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show were supposed to be returned to his people. But the cartons containing the relics were empty when they arrived at the Arapaho museum. Rancher and Indian artifact collector Trevor Pratt had them shipped from Germany and believes thieves must have stolen them en route. Vicki and Father John suspect Trevor knows more about the theft than he’s telling—a suspicion that’s confirmed when they witness a car speeding from his home and he’s found murdered inside. To find the killer, they must first uncover the truth about a blood feud between two Arapaho families—and the original theft of Black Heart’s possessions dating back more than a century…
Synopsis
Investigative reporter Catherine McLeod is covering a claim filed by the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes for twenty-seven million acres of their ancestral lands. Her relentless pursuit of the truth will make her the target of a killer?and plunge her into a conspiracy that leads into the past, the founding of Denver, and her own heritage.
About the Author
Margaret Coel is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of The Thunder Keeper, The Spirit Woman, The Lost Bird, The Story Teller, The Dream Stalker, The Ghost Walker, The Eagle Catcher, and several works of nonfiction. She has also authored many articles on the people and places of the American West. Her work has won national and regional awards. Her first John O'Malley mystery, The Eagle Catcher, was a national bestseller, garnering excellent reviews from the Denver Post, Tony Hillerman, Jean Hager, Loren D. Estleman, Stephen White, Earlene Fowler, Ann Ripley and other top writers in the field. A native of Colorado, she resides in Boulder.