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Private eye Joshua Croft is approached in his Santa Fe office by a tough little cowboy with a "hypothetical" question: What would an insurance company pay for a stolen necklace worth $100,000? Croft can't even get the cowboy's name, so it's no dice, although he does report the conversation that night to his boss, Rita Mondragon. The next day, Croft reads of the cowboy's murder. In fairly quick time, the Mondragon Agency is investigating the six-month-old theft of a $100,000 necklace from the home of developer Derek Leighton. Soon Croft has been shot at, the beautiful owner of an art gallery is murdered, Croft is beaten up by an ex-con friend of the dead cowboy and is given cryptic advice by a local crime kingpin. Illicit sexsome of it kinky, with Polaroid printsSwiss bank accounts, Indian grave-robbing and endangered species come into play, but the surprise villain turns out not to be involved with money. There is also Croft's unrequited love for the crippled Rita. His use of deft characterization, quick pace and plotting, and effective Santa Fe color makes Satterthwait a find.
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“His use of deft characterization, quick pace and plotting, and effective Santa Fe color make Satterthwait a find.” (Publishers Weekly )
"The plot unravels tidily in this murder mystery, carrying a lot of entertainment along the way." (New Mexico Magazine )
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Private eye Joshua Croft is approached in his Santa Fe office by a tough little cowboy with a "hypothetical" question: What would an insurance company pay for a stolen necklace worth $100,000? Croft can't even get the cowboy's name, so it's no dice, although he does report the conversation that night to his boss, Rita Mondragon. The next day, Croft reads of the cowboy's murder. In fairly quick time, the Mondragon Agency is investigating the six-month-old theft of a $100,000 necklace from the home of developer Derek Leighton. Soon Croft has been shot at, the beautiful owner of an art gallery is murdered, Croft is beaten up by an ex-con friend of the dead cowboy and is given cryptic advice by a local crime kingpin. Illicit sexsome of it kinky, with Polaroid printsSwiss bank accounts, Indian grave-robbing and endangered species come into play, but the surprise villain turns out not to be involved with money. There is also Croft's unrequited love for the crippled Rita. His use of deft characterization, quick pace and plotting, and effective Santa Fe color makes Satterthwait a find.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
“His use of deft characterization, quick pace and plotting, and effective Santa Fe color make Satterthwait a find.” (Publishers Weekly )
"The plot unravels tidily in this murder mystery, carrying a lot of entertainment along the way." (New Mexico Magazine )
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- Shaman or Sherlock?: The Native American Detective (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture) by Gina Macdonald on page 90, and Back Matter
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- Land of Enchantment, Land of Conflict: New Mexico in English-Language Fiction (Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities, No. 11) by David L. Caffey in Back Matter
- Cavalcade (Pinkerton Det. Phil Beaumont &) by Walter Satterthwait in Front Matter
- Book Finds, 3rd Edition: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books by Ian C. Ellis on page 297
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