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Desert Noir

Betty Webb Betty Webb

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English
Poisoned Pen Press
07 February 2017
At the age of four, Lena Jones was found lying unconscious by the side of an Arizona Highway, a bullet robbing her of any memories. Now a private detective and scarred survivor of a dozen foster homes, Lena has vowed to find the truth about her childhood.

But Lena's quest is interrupted when her friend, art dealer Clarice Kobe, is beaten to death in her Western Heart Art Gallery on Scottsdale's Main Street. Lena and her Pima Indian partner Jimmy Sisiwan first suspect Clarice's abusive husband, but their investigation soon reveals that domestic violence was far from the only problem in the dead woman's life.

For all her money and beauty, Clarice had far more enemies than friends. Among them are a fiery Apache artist whose graphic work she once banned from her gallery and the daughter of an elderly Hispanic woman whose death was directly attributable to the gallery owner's greed. And Clarice's land developer parents are oddly untroubled by their daughter's murder.

Lena's search for the killer brings violence back into her own life but does it bring her closer to solving her own personal mystery?
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   Reissue
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   308g
ISBN:   9781464208560
ISBN 10:   1464208565
Series:   Lena Jones Series
Pages:   266
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

As a journalist, Betty Webb interviewed U.S. presidents, astronauts, and Nobel Prize winners, as well as the homeless, dying, and polygamy runaways. The dark Lena Jones mysteries are based on stories she covered as a reporter. Betty's humorous Gunn Zoo series debuted with the critically acclaimed The Anteater of Death, followed by The Koala of Death. A book reviewer at Mystery Scene Magazine, Betty is a member of National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and the National Organization of Zoo Keepers.

Reviews for Desert Noir

Another mystery strong on atmosphere and insight. - Connie Fletcher, Booklist A must read for any fan of the modern female PI novel. - Publishers Weekly


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