- Street:
- Village Books
- Additional:
- 1200 Eleventh Street
- City:
- Bellingham ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98225
- Country:
- United States
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J.A. Jance, New York Times Best-selling author and Bellingham favorite, is back with a new book. Dedicated to the late Tony Hillerman, Jance's brilliant fourth suspense
novel featuring former homicide detective Brandon Walker and his wife,
novelist Diana Ladd (after Day of the Dead), spans some 50 years, from
a murder in 1959 in San Diego to a rash of killings in Thousand Oaks,
Calif., and Tucson, Ariz., in 2009. Interwoven with these crimes are
legends of the Tohono O'odham Indians (aka the Desert People) and the
lives of such contemporary Native people as Lani Walker, Brandon and
Diana's adopted daughter. Jance's masterful handling of a complex cast
of characters makes it easy for the reader to appreciate the intricate
web of relationships that bind them across generations. The title
refers to the night-blooming Cereus, a desert plant that blooms once a
year and is of great symbolic importance to the Tohono. Jance, perhaps
best known for her J.P. Beaumont series (Fire and Ice, etc.), has
crafted a mystery that Hillerman would be proud of and that her fans
will love. 7-city author tour." -- Publishers Weekly (05/24/2010)
Read her guest post at the Village Books Blog by clicking here.
2012 Chuckanut Writers Conference
