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“A confluent masterpiece of plot, setting and character. It should be savored by all connoisseurs of the genre.”   Booklist After receiving a call from the newly appointed chief of the New Mexico State Police, ex-Santa Fe chief of detectives Kevin Kerney is thrown into an investigation of a small-town cop-killing no one has been able Learn More

“This second Kerney novel is at least the equal of its acclaimed predecessor, Tularosa.”  Booklist Taking a job as a seasonal forest ranger in New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness, Kevin Kerney is looking forward to a quiet summer high in the mountains. But the murder of a Mexican tourist, and the discovery of a disoriented old Learn More

“Mystery fans shouldn’t miss Tularosa.” —Tony Hillerman “Few mysteries are as fresh and powerful as this rich Southwestern tale….” – Publishers Weekly It’s been two years since an on-the-job shooting forced ex-Santa Fe chief of detectives Kevin Kerney to retire. He is drawn back into action when Terry Yazzi, his former partner and the man Learn More

Clayton Istee, son of retired police chief Kevin Kerney, goes up against an elusive Mexican hitman in a mesmerizing story of murder, revenge and redemption. Given a chance to salvage his law enforcement career, Dona Ana County sheriff’s detective Clayton Istee catches a bizarre late-night double homicide at a Las Cruces hotel. Both victims, a Learn More

In the early 1960s, a soldier returns from Vietnam to his Montana home in search of his missing kid sister.  In this riveting story, the broken lives of a brother and sister are tenuously held together by their childhood fantasy of The Long Ago, a faraway place where only happiness and tranquility reign. To escape Learn More

When Sam Monroe’s former lover is found dead in her Manhattan penthouse apartment, he must fight to clear his name. In this exhilarating New York crime noir novel,  ADA Sam Monroe, a Korean War veteran, quickly becomes the prime suspect in the murder of socialite Laura Neilson and is forced to risk his career and reputation Learn More