Jemez SpringWhen the governor of New Mexico is found drowned in the Bath House at Jemez Springs, Albuquerque private eye Sonny Baca is called in to investigate. As he soon learns, murder is only the beginning of the evil that Sonny must sort out. Someone has planted a bomb in the Valles Caldera, not far from the Los Alamos National Laboratories, and it is set to detonate in just a few hours. Is this the work of terrorists or is Sonny's old nemesis, Raven, mixed up in the plot? In a race against the clock Sonny encounters ghosts and sorcerers, beautiful women and environmental activists, and developers and politicians who are quarreling over the state's most precious resource, its water. "An extraordinary storyteller."--Los Angeles Times Book Review "Anaya takes the reader beyond detective fiction. . . . His mysteries fall into the criminal and the spiritual, which makes them both inspiring and electrifying."--St. Petersburg Times "Sonny Baca is a fascinating hero with rough edges that serve to add to his charismatic personality."--Edmonton Journal "Anaya, godfather and guru of Chicano literature, proves he's just as good in the murder mystery field."--Tony Hillerman, author ofThe Sinister Pig |
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... City Future's big tycoon who had set up a corporation to buy water rights in the state . Dominic's goal was to ... city siphon off Rio Grande water , not for drinking , but to create a Venice in the city . He had a plan to build canals ...
... city's spiraling down . Gotta find Chica , he gasped , trying to find purpose in the center , which was slipping ... Future on the Rio Grande , was grinding shut . Raven - created panic lay as thick as the smog cloud that fell over the city ...
... city prospered as the newcomers gave of their sweat and muscle . Now the city belonged to many cultures , many ... Future , and learned a sad part of the story , which is also part of the American dream . They learned that every city ...