Desert Wind by Betty Webb
PI Lena Jones learns that old sins never die; they're still taking lives. When PI Lena Jones' partner, Pima Indian Jimmy Sisiwan, is arrested in the remote town of Walapai Flats in northern Arizona, Lena closes the Desert Investigations office and rushes to his aid. What she finds is a town up in arms over a new uranium mine located only ten miles from the magnificent Grand Canyon. Jimmy's sister-in-law, founder of Victims of Uranium Mining, has been murdered, but the opposing side has taken hits, too. Ike Donohue, the mine's public relations man, is found shot to death, which casts suspicion on Jimmy and his entire family. During her investigation, Lena finds not only a community decimated by dangerous mining practices but also a connection to actor John Wayne and the mysterious deaths resulting from the 1953 filming of The Conqueror. Gabe Boone, a wrangler on that doomed film, is still alive, but the only person the aged man will confide in is John Wayne's ghost. It's up to Lena to penetrate Gabe's defenses and uncover the decades-old tragedy that no one in Walapai Flats wants to talk about. By delving into the area's history, Lena discovers the reason that high-ranking government officials want those crimes to remain under wraps. Desert Wind, like the others in Betty Webb's Lena Jones mystery series, is based on the facts of true-crime cases.
Betty Webb worked as a journalist before becoming a full-time mystery writer, interviewing everyone from U.S. presidents to celebrities. The homeless and polygamy runaways, from politicians and Nobel Prize recipients. Her writings are mostly inspired by the stories she covered as a reporter. She is a member of the National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, the Society of Southwestern Authors, and Women Writing the West. She also volunteers at the Phoenix Zoo.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781590589816 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590589815 |
| Title | Desert Wind |
| Author | Betty Webb |
| Series | Lena Jones Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Year published | 2012-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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