A Santa Fe PI's search for stolen Native American bones unearths dark deeds and a fresh murder in a gripping mystery "reminiscent of Tony Hillerman" (BOOKLIST ) .
Private investigator Joshua Croft never expected to see Daniel Begay again after he helped the elderly Native American fend off a group of abusive rednecks. But now the old man has come to Croft's Santa Fe office with a bizarre request: He wants the detective to recover human bones that have been missing since 1925.
The skeleton of Ganado, a Navajo warrior, was stolen decades earlier by Dennis Lessing, who found them while he was searching for oil on sacred Native American land. Less than a month later, Lessing was killed, and Ganado's bones have not been seen since.
What at first seems like a relatively harmless - if hopeless - pursuit grows graver by the hour, as Croft's search takes him from the halls of an El Paso university to the hard lands of the Navajo Reservation. But when his digging into the past starts to uncover other skeletons besides Ganado's, Croft may be the next one to fall victim to someone desperate enough to kill to keep secrets buried. Read more Continue reading Read less REVIEW
"A sad but pretty tale of long-ago romance and treachery. . . . [Croft] thrills our eyes with the wonders of the Southwest." - The New York Times Book Review"The vivid characters and evocative use of the Navajo setting are reminiscent of Tony Hillerman." - Booklist"Skillful, potent mix of murder, sex, filial loyalty, and oil greed." - The Guardian ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Walter Satterthwait (b. 1946) is an author of mysteries and historical fiction. A fan of mystery novels from a young age, he spent high school immersed in the works of Dashiell Hammett and Mickey Spillane. While working as a bartender in New York in the late 1970s, he wrote his first book: an adventure novel, Cocaine Blues (1979) , about a drug dealer on the run from a pair of killers. After his second thriller, The Aegean Affair (1982) , Satterthwait created his best-known character, Santa Fe private detective Joshua Croft. Beginning with Wall of Glass (1988) , Satterthwait wrote five Croft novels, concluding the series with 1996's Accustomed to the Dark. In between Croft books, he wrote mysteries starring historical figures, including Miss Lizzie (1989) , a novel about Lizzie Borden, and Wilde West (1991) , a western mystery starring Oscar Wilde. His most recent novel is Dead Horse (2007) , an account of the mysterious death of Depression-era pulp writer Raoul Whitfield.
FROM THE INSIDE FLAP
Croft is hired to find the remains of a Navajo leader and return them to their proper burial site. The bones disappeared over sixty years ago under bizarre circumstances, which led to murder that is still fresh in somebody's mind. --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. FROM THE BACK COVER
Croft is hired to find the remains of a Navajo leader and return them to their proper burial site. The bones disappeared over sixty years ago under bizarre circumstances, which led to murder that is still fresh in somebody's mind. --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. Read more Continue reading Read less
