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“Complex, entirely original, and whip-smart.” —John Lescroart

A long-unsolved missing person’s case becomes a homicide investigation when the bones of the girlfriend of now retired Santa Fe Police Chief Kevin Kerney are unearthed forty-five years after her disappearance. And he is now the main suspect.

About the Author

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Michael McGarrity is the author of the nationally best-selling Kevin Kerney crime novels and American West Trilogy historical novels. A former psychotherapist and deputy sheriff, he lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Praise For…

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Michael McGarrity does for New Mexico what James Lee Burke does for Louisiana. The land is in his blood. So is crime writing.
— David Morrell

[McGarrity’s] portrait of [New Mexico] is a strong one, built on meticulously detailed intelligence gathered, sifted and analyzed for unspoken secrets and lies by the author’s own deeply cunning mind.
— Marilyn Stasio

With each succeeding mystery, McGarrity is ever more sure of his central character, Kerney. Richly textured in setting and character, this series gets better with each outing.

An ex-cop, McGarrity knows what he’s writing about—and how to write it.
— Tony Hillerman