pickIn an effort to clear the kindle I picked this 2013 buy. it‘s a solid if perhaps unecesssrily complex murder mystery set in the Arizona desert. Narrated by Bridget Quinn in the first person its the story of a somewhat disgraced, early retired FBI agent and the case that got away. Bridget is frankly infuriating but also kind of awesome and it was interesting to have a slightly older protagonist. Apparently now there are also another 3!
pickThis one was really good... actually, I finished this one right around November 10th.
Didn't learn anything more new.
I like how this was about the characters and less about tthe graphic crimes. Although this made more of a crime drama than a mystery.
Want to know if Bonzo survived? I will post as a spoiler in comments 👇.
This is fiction, yet still taking notes to do further research on anything I don't already know about.
Love that I'itoi has been woven into the storyline. We've known about Baboquivari Peak & my ancestors' deity, I'itoi for years. My mom & I wear medallions in honor of our ancestors.
Only 4 chapters in, so far my favorite character is Bozo. Better not get killed off...
This is spectacular.
2 years ago, while researching cryptozoology, I came across a brief reference about Jaguars having once roamed The U.S. This shouldn't have been surprising, yet I was surprised. Since, I have been trying to find the ways different tribes in the states viewed (symbolized) the Jaguar. That hasn't been easy. I've found little to nothing.
Unexpectedly, this leads to an entry that hints how the Apache connect Jaguars to warriors.
My mom has me research new cactus plants for our garden.
Came across, Queen Of The Night. Immediately, I became enchanted. While research would've eventually led to origin & symbolism, I currently focused on plant care.
Well, I'm at Vons a few weeks ago & saw this mystery.
The Queen Of The Night held meaning for my maternal ancestral tribe?
Epic!
It might've been some time before I learned about this link if I hadn't ran across this story.
pickAt first, there were so many characters I was wondering how to keep them straight. In the end, they all come together quite well. It was a bit formulaic—if you know Jance, you know what I mean—but that said, I enjoyed the new border control character and his sidekick a lot! I hope there is more of that pair!
#savvysettings #cafe Wish I could go there right now! 😃
pick#2022Book3
This book was so much better than the first in the series. The characters' actions are more believable and Masterman throws in enough red herrings that it's not always easy to know who to trust at any given moment.
so-so#2022Book2
The mystery part of this novel was pretty good and the identity of the killer wasn't revealed (or obvious) too early. But some of the decisions made by the main character were so stupid that I found it difficult to believe she was a former FBI special agent.
