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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... kill you . Maybe it killed the governor . " " Gossip doesn't kill , people do . " " Words kill . Maybe the governor knew too many names .... " Her voice trailed off ; then , “ And eyes . Eyes can kill too . You know . You know about the ...
... killed the governor , and sev- eral Ph.D. dissertations would be written on the crying woman's pathological hatred of ... kill the governor ? " Yeah , " Sonny cleared his throat . " Why ? " " What ? " past Sonny looked at Augie . " What ...
... killed Naomi ! " " Let me handle Raven- " " I'll do it my way ! First Raven , then Augie ! Where are they ? " " Ease ... kill her . I blame myself for letting her go . She was afraid of him , needed to get out of town , she said . He led ...