New from the author of DEATH COME QUICKLY and WIDOW'S TEARS:
This Thanksgiving, be grateful for China Bayles—who teams up
with an old friend to solve a complex case of theft and
murder in a South Texas ranching community…
It’s Thanksgiving in Pecan Springs, and China is planning to
visit her mother, Leatha, and her mother’s husband, Sam, who
are enthusiastically embarking on a new enterprise—turning
their former game ranch into a vacation retreat for birders.
She’s also looking forward to catching up with her friend,
game warden Mackenzie “Mack” Chambers, who was recently
transferred to the area. But Leatha calls with bad news: Sam
has had a heart attack.
How will Leatha manage if Sam can’t carry his share? She
does have a helper, Sue Ellen Krause. But China discovers
that Sue Ellen, who is in the process of leaving her
marriage to the assistant foreman at a large trophy game
ranch, is in some serious trouble. Before Sue Ellen can tell
China the full story, her car veers off a deserted road and
she is killed.
Meanwhile, when a local veterinarian is shot in what appears
to be a burglary at his clinic, Mack Chambers believes his
murder could be related to fawns stolen from a nearby ranch.
As Mack follows the trail, China begins to wonder if Sue
Ellen’s death may not have been an accident, and if there’s
a connection to the stolen animals. But their search for the
truth may put their own lives in danger…
Love this series! (Debbie Wiley 7:21pm April 6, 2015)
I'm hoping that this book can be read as a standalone, since somehow I missed the series. I remember reading your Beatrice Potter book, and enjoyed it very much. This book sounds like it has all of the elements I look for in a mystery, and I'm looking forward to reading it. I've already put it on my TBR list. Congratulations on your latest book, and I'm sure that you have quite a following on such a long series, or you wouldn't be writing it. Although there isn't that much to your cover, I really like it nonetheless. It was very artisically done!! (Peggy Roberson 10:58am April 7, 2015)
I've been reading this series since the very beginning and look forward to each new book. Thank you for having those story arcs and allowing the characters to grow and change! Without that, I think a series can too easily become formulaic. There's always something new & fresh in China's world. P.S. Several years ago I was driving through the part of Texas that Pecan Springs would be situated in. I felt right at home. (Judy Goodnight 8:09pm April 10, 2015)
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