Desert Rage
A Lena Jones Mystery
$37.97
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2014
Summary
Ferociously ambitious U.S. Senatorial candidate Juliana Thorsson has been keeping a secret.The horrific slaughter of a prominent doctor, his wife, and their ten-year-old son brings Thorsson to Private Investigator Lena Jones. The slain family’s 14-year-old, Alison, has confessed to the murders. Thorsson wants to hire Lena to discover if Alison is telling the truth, but Lena demands to know what a rising political star wants with a girl she’s never met. Desperate for Lena’s help, Thorsson reveals her secret-that Alison is the candidate’s biological daughter. But that’s not all. Thorsson then confides something more than a mere hidden pregnancy, something that could ruin her political plans forever.Suspecting that Alison’s parents had secrets of their own that could have led to the murders, Lena finally accepts Thorsson’s assignment. But interviewing those who knew the family well soon puts Lena-now a strong defender of the two teens-in danger of her life.Fast-paced, probing, and filled with the trademark twists of the Lena Jones series, Desert Rage once again shows that Betty Webb is unsparing of her characters yet writes their stories with wit and compassion.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781464203121 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1464203121 |
| Author: | Betty Webb |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
| Series: | Lena Jones Series |
| Audience Age: | 14-10 |
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Critics Review
“The Lena Jones series is notable for its persistent protagonist and vivid southwestern setting; this eighth entry, centered on a gruesome crime, also is particularly sensitive to the issues of foster children and what really makes a mother.” * Booklist *
“Several red herrings arise along the road to a surprising and satisfying ending.” * Publishers Weekly *
Betty Webb
As a journalist, Betty Webb interviewed U.S. presidents, astronauts, and Nobel Prize winners, as well as the homeless, dying, and polygamy runaways. The dark Lena Jones mysteries are based on stories she covered as a reporter. Betty’s humorous Gunn Zoo series debuted with the critically acclaimed The Anteater of Death, followed by The Koala of Death. A book reviewer at Mystery Scene Magazine, Betty is a member of National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and the National Organization of Zoo Keepers.
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