Coffin Man by James D Doss

Coffin Man by James D Doss

When a young lady vanishes, Colorado rancher and Ute tribal investigator Charlie Moon is the man to call--whether it's mystery, mysticism, or murder.

Doss does for the Utes what Tony Hillerman has done for the Navajo.--The Denver Post

After a heavy storm, Charlie receives a panicked call from Wanda Naranjo. Not only is her sink leaking, but her daughter Betty is sixteen and pregnant--and missing. Where'd she go? No one knows. Who's the father? Anybody's guess. Any leads? Just the local bad-boy carpenter who's raising suspicion faster than he can build a pine box.

Laced with Native American lore [and] comedic asides.

--Library Journal (starred review)

As if that wasn't enough of a bad omen, Charlie's Aunt Daisy seems to have lost her connection to the spirit world, a mysterious stranger has shown up at Charlie's ranch, and someone's found a dead body in the cemetery. A fresh dead body. Now Charlie's got to hunker down and dig up some evidence--before a killer puts the final nail in his coffin.

The Charlie Moon mysteries charm us with Western voices and ways.
--Rocky Mountain News

Doss, James D.: - James D. Doss, recently retired from the technical staff of Los Alamos National Laboratory, now spends most of his time in a small cabin above Taos -- writing mystery fiction. He also travels to the fascinating locations where his stories take place, often camping in remote areas to absorb the impression of an Anasazi ruin, a deep canyon, an arid mesa, or a Sun Dance. His Shaman series includes The Shaman Sings, The Shaman Laughs, The Shaman's Bones, The Shaman's Game, The Night Visitor, and Grandmother Spider. The unusual plots are a mix of high technology and mysticism (Shaman Sings), bizarre animal mutilations (Shaman Laughs), theft of a sacred artifact (Shaman's Bones), an unprecedented form of murder and revenge at the Sun Dance (Shaman's Game), a most peculiar haunting followed by the discovery of an astonishing fossil (Night Visitor), and -- because a small girl has killed a spider without performing the prescribed ritual -- the appearance of a monstrous, murderous, eight-legged creature on the reservation (Grandmother Spider, of course!).

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780312613709
ISBN 10	0312613709
Title	Coffin Man
Author	James D Doss
Series	Charlie Moon Mysteries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Minotaur Books
Year published	2011-11-08
Number of pages	352
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.