WILD PENANCE
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Set in New Mexico's Native lands, Sandi Ault's storytelling "crackles with life and novelty."* Now, rough-and-ready Bureau of Land Management agent Jamaica Wild comes across a secret society with rituals as chilling as the desert night air...
It was a magnificent sight that Jamaica hopes to never see again: a man, nailed to a cross, his loincloth catching in the wind as he plummeted down into the Rio Grande Gorge to his death. That is, if he wasn't dead already.
Ever since she learned about Los Penitentes, a secret, ancient religious group that reenacts Jesus' crucifixion and practices excessive penance, Jamaica's been fascinated, putting together a book of sketchings and research. And this death in the Gorge seems to fit with everything she has learned. But a haunted old priest warns Jamaica to put down her pencil...
Her superiors wouldn't mind if she kept her nose out of things, either. But too many strange things are happening for Jamaica to pay any mind. For one, her medicine teacher, Momma Anna, has given her a cryptic assignment. And when someone makes an attempt on her life, Jamaica sets out on a fact-finding mission that could very well send her, like the crucified man, over the edge...
Author Comment:
Reviewers love the WILD Mystery Series: “Ault’s WILD series might just get your heart racing.”—The Charlotte Observer “A writer with a flair for the outdoors, Ault deserves a large following.”—Rocky Mountain News
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2010, Fourth Release in the WILD Mystery Series coming Feburary
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Original Publish Date:
February 2, 2010
Publishing Notes:
Praise for Sandi Ault and the WILD Mystery Series: “A master at describing nature.”—Albuquerque Journal “Fans of the late Tony Hillerman will embrace Ault’s outstanding third mystery…Ault’s wildlife expertise and knowledge of Tanoah culture enhance a poignant plot.”—Publishers Weekly “Cross bestselling author Tony Hillerman with veteran author Sue Grafton and what have you got—the best of both worlds in a hybrid writer named Sandi Ault… The result is a set of mysteries that leave fans breathless by the end of the first chapter.”—Sedona Red Rock News
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