Carol Potenza
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Beautifully written with a riveting plot and a richly drawn, diverse cast of characters, Hearts of the Missing is the mesmerizing debut from 2017 Tony Hillerman Prize recipient Carol Potenza. When a young woman linked to a list of missing Fire-Sky tribal members commits suicide, Pueblo Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews is assigned to the case. As the investigation unfolds, she uncovers a threat that strikes at the very heart of what it means to be a...
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Spirit Daughters: Book 3 in the Tony Hillerman prize winning Nicky Matthews series
A treasure beyond value. Her mother's life on the line.
When a murder victim falls out of a closet at Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews' feet, her investigation leads her to a powerful tribal fertility medicine. What Nicky keeps secret is this medicine was once at the center of her father's scientific research. He'd isolated the single most-important compound in a fertility...
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Immerse yourself in a Southwestern mystery that unfolds in fire and murder. "They say the chief decided to approach this God of Fire and Death, and four brave warriors volunteered to run into the fire. No one knew if the the warriors would return alive or be consumed in the flames. You, Sergeant Matthews, are the Third Warrior."Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews loyalties are tested as she investigates a series of mysterious deaths in the searing heat...
4) Signs
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They witnessed a murder, but who will believe them?Dr. Milly Smith's refuge is her beloved BioPark. Fiercely devoted to the prehistoric creatures she helped genetically engineer, the senior veterinarian only feels at home surrounded by mammoths, sabertooth tigers, and dire wolves. So she's horrified when a Pleistocene giant ape is caught with a loaded gun and a nearby corpse. Tasked with solving the murder, Milly desperately sifts through clues to...
5) Unmasked
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Veterinarian Milly Smith works in a zoo populated with resurrected megafauna-mammoths, woolly rhinos, giant short-faced bears, enormous apes-brought back to life by dedicated de-extinction geneticists. They may be fine playing god, but Milly cares deeply for each and every animal living in the Pleistocene BioPark.
When a series of murders threaten her flock, Milly is drawn into the investigations. Except the murders are only pieces of a deadly game....
6) Ambushed
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A killer is stalking Milly's preserve, but it's not the monstrous de-exinct Quinkanas-crocodilians the length of a bus. It's something far more lethal. Veterinarian Milly Smith cares deeply for each and every de-extinct animal living in the North American Pleistocene BioPark, a zoo and re-wilded wilderness sheltering resurrected megafauna, including mammoths, woolly rhinos, giant short-faced bears, and enormous apes. Her past is simple, and her present...
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Cozy, hard-boiled, or historical…Is writing your mystery novel a complete mystery?Crafting a convincing mystery requires unique story beats-the keys to delivering a satisfying read.This sassy chat (in book form) presented by award-winning authors reveals the secrets to help you execute a story that works. You won't be handcuffed to a formula. It's a guideline for assembling clues, criminals, and conclusions in your unique, "perfectly-poisonous"...