Published: March 29, 2011
Words: 73,659 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458057037

Short description

Alix Thorssen finds herself up to her Ray-bans in shaman's secrets, mysterious deaths, zealots, and madmen as she tries to clear her sister's husband of murder. This debut of the Jackson Hole art dealer's adventures is set in Montana on the Flathead Indian Reservation and in Missoula where Alix follows a trail of moonlight rituals and legendary artifacts to a chilling confrontation with a killer.

Extended description

Traveling the back roads of Montana, not-quite-fearless art gallery owner Alix Thorssen is far from her home in Jackson Hole. Trying to clear her sister's husband of murder, she finds herself up to her Ray-bans in shaman's secrets, muysterious deaths, zealots, and madmen, not to mention -- ah yes -- passion among the pine needles.
Whoever killed Shiloh Merkin hated her. But did Wade Fraser, University of Montana professor, do the deed? Alix follows a trail of moonlit rituals and legendary artifacts as another murder leads her to a chilling confrontation with a killer.
In this first novel in the series, Lise McClendon weaves a gripping tale of suspense, blending Indian lore, the timeless clash of western values, and the magnificent landscape of the Rockies.
"Delightful; compellingly twisted. Reminiscent of Tony Hillerman at his best." -- James Crumley, author of The Last Good Kiss
"A sleuth with intelligence, courage, and real heart." -- Earlene Fowler.
"The magic in a Lise McClend.. (Read more) Traveling the back roads of Montana, not-quite-fearless art gallery owner Alix Thorssen is far from her home in Jackson Hole. Trying to clear her sister's husband of murder, she finds herself up to her Ray-bans in shaman's secrets, muysterious deaths, zealots, and madmen, not to mention -- ah yes -- passion among the pine needles.
Whoever killed Shiloh Merkin hated her. But did Wade Fraser, University of Montana professor, do the deed? Alix follows a trail of moonlit rituals and legendary artifacts as another murder leads her to a chilling confrontation with a killer.
In this first novel in the series, Lise McClendon weaves a gripping tale of suspense, blending Indian lore, the timeless clash of western values, and the magnificent landscape of the Rockies.
"Delightful; compellingly twisted. Reminiscent of Tony Hillerman at his best." -- James Crumley, author of The Last Good Kiss
"A sleuth with intelligence, courage, and real heart." -- Earlene Fowler.
"The magic in a Lise McClendon mystery lies in the character of the heroine, an outwardly stoic and reserved Norwegian-American, who has a big heart." -- Midwest Review
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Tags

mystery, art, western, indian, montana, native americans, art crime, wyoming, indian culture, indian artifacts, jackson hole, indian dances, art world, indian tribe, indian women, art galleries and museums

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Review by: CK Brooks on Sep. 17, 2011 :
I had mixed feelings about this on. At first I though Alex was a man. Then some of her actions were a little questionable. The author needed to brush up on how women and men interact because it was very obvious at first what was going between Alex and the cop. Their 'relationship' wasn't convincing enough to warrant him following her to save the day. I would have liked to have seen more development there.No, I don't mean sex, I mean something other than hostility. But, that said, I enjoyed the read and hope Lise takes some classes and continues her writing.
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