ISBN: 9781448306879
Editorial: Severn House
Autor: Fields, Tricia
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 240
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: ReviewFields lays out a plausible route for cult indoctrination of those who think - or at one time thought - of themselves as good people. This convincing look at homegrown terrorism will resonate with many readers ― Publishers Weekly on The DrummersReaders might think they're in the small-town world of Bill Crider, or maybe Terry Shames ― Booklist on The DrummersFields’s excellent seventh Josie Gray mystery . . . does a masterly job evoking the dry, dusty Lone Star landscape, and the well-wrought, intricate plot matches the distinctive characters, especially the indelible Josie ― Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewFields’s seventh Josie Gray mystery is a timely police procedural that deals with current issues from border policing to election tampering ― Library Journal Starred ReviewFields's Tony Hillerman Prize-winning mysteries capture the raw natural beauty of West Texas ― Library Journal on Midnight CrossingThe inventive, deepening twists make this like a superior episode of Law & Order: West Texas ― Kirkus Reviews on The DrummersThe riveting mystery is an intense, ripped-from-the-headlines story for anyone looking for a compelling tale of homegrown terrorists with grandiose schemes ― Library Journal on The DrummersThe killing of a greyhound breeder and rumors of election fraud during the mayoral race in small-town West Texas has Chief of Police Josie Gray searching for answers."Fields’s excellent seventh Josie Gray mystery . . . does a masterly job evoking the dry, dusty Lone Starm landscape"- Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewMayoral elections are looming in Artemis. One of the candidates, Mike Striker, wants to build a racetrack while the incumbent mayor, Simon O'Kane, is strongly opposed. The proposal has divided the town: will it provide jobs and money, or will it bring crime and does it profit from animal cruelty?Tensions rise as a greyhound breeder has a number of her dogs stolen - she vows vengeance, only to soon be found dead herself. Meanwhile, fears of election fraud circulate. Is there truth behind the rumors of election rigging? Who stands to gain the most from the racetrack being built? Are animal rights activists taking matters too far?Josie Gray, Chief of Police in Artemis, must discover who is willing to kill for their cause before others in the town get caught in the crossfire - all while a gathering threat from Mexico City hovers over her.From the Back CoverTRICIA FIELDSA RELUCTANT SAINTMayoral elections are looming in Artemis. One of the candidates, Mike Striker, wants to build a racetrack while the incumbent mayor, Simon O'Kane, is strongly opposed. The proposal has divided the town: will it provide jobs and money, or will it bring crime and does it profit from animal cruelty?Tensions rise as a greyhound breeder has a number of her dogs stolen - she vows vengeance, only to soon be found dead herself. Meanwhile, fears of election fraud circulate. Is there truth behind the rumors of election rigging? Who stands to gain the most from the racetrack being built? Are animal rights activists taking matters too far?Josie Gray, Chief of Police in Artemis, must discover who is willing to kill for their cause before others in the town get caught in the crossfire - all while a gathering threat from Mexico City hovers over her.About the AuthorBorn in Hawaii but spending most of her life in Indiana, Tricia Fields now lives with her family in a log cabin on a small farm. Fields won the Tony Hillerman Prize for her first novel in the Josie Gray mystery series, The Territory, which was also named a Sun-Sentinel Best Mystery Debut of the Year.
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