Desert Wind

Hardback

Main Details

Title Desert Wind
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Betty Webb
SeriesLena Jones Mysteries
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:317
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 146
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9781590589793
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Poisoned Pen Press
Imprint Poisoned Pen Press
Publication Date 7 February 2012
Publication Country United States

Description

When P.I. Lena Jones's Pima Indian partner Jimmy Sisiwan is arrested in the remote northern Arizona town of Walapai Flats, Lena rushes to his aid. She finds a town up in arms over a new uranium mine located only ten miles from the magnificent Grand Canyon. Jimmy's sister-in-law, founder of Victims of Uranium Mining, has been murdered, and the oppos

Author Biography

As a journalist, Betty Webb has interviewed U.S. presidents, astronauts who walked on the moon, and Nobel Prize-winners, as well as the homeless, the dying, and polygamy runaways. The seven Lena Jones mysteries, based on stories she covered as a reporter, include Desert Lost, Desert Noir, and Desert Wives. A long-time book reviewer at Mystery Scene Magazine, Betty is a member of National Federation of Press Women and Mystery Writers of America. You can contact her at www.bettywebb-mystery.com.

Reviews

Webb uses her expert journalistic skills to explore a shocking topic that private investigator Lena Jones uncovers with masterly resolve....a must-read.-- "David Morrell, New York Times best-selling author of The Protector"