Reservations

By Richard Paolinelli

DEATH STALKS THE RES. A LEGENDARY EVIL MAY BE RESPONSIBLE. AND THE NEXT TARGET COULD BE AN FBI AGENT.

Who—or what—is murdering the leaders of the Navajo Nation?

Near Gallup, New Mexico, where the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni reservations meet, a series of brutal murders has left tribal leaders terrified. The killings bear the unmistakable signature of COYOTE, a legendary supernatural trickster and evil force feared in Native American tradition.

Is an ancient evil loose on the reservation, or is someone using the legend to conceal a far more human conspiracy?

When the Navajo tribal president realizes that more lives are in danger, he calls upon an old friend in the FBI for help. The Bureau responds by sending its top agent, Jack Del Rio, to investigate.

Del Rio is an experienced investigator, but nothing about this assignment is straightforward. Political rivalries, tribal tensions, hidden agendas, and a growing atmosphere of fear complicate his search for the truth. Every new lead raises more questions, and every answer seems to bring him closer to a killer who knows exactly how to stay one step ahead.

Assigned to assist Del Rio is Navajo police officer Lucy Chee. As the two investigators work together, professional cooperation develops into something considerably more personal. But their growing connection may become another vulnerability in a case where trust can be deadly.

With the body count rising and the killer apparently targeting anyone who gets too close, Del Rio and Chee must unravel the mystery before another murder takes place.

And this time, the target may be Jack Del Rio himself.

Richard Paolinelli launches his Del Rio mystery/thriller series with a suspense-filled combination of political intrigue, crime investigation, Native American legend, and unexpected danger.

Some mysteries have human answers. Others have darker secrets.

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"This is an excellent story. Jack, along with Lucy his NNPD partner are called upon to find a killer that is operating in the Navajo region. The killings leave no real clues, so it is incumbent on Jack to relook at each of the scenes and find something that might have been missed. He has been able to narrow the suspects to 5 individuals, but based on further review he feels it is one of two individuals. Upon receipt of information from the Phoenix FBI Lab, he identified the killer. The conclusion of the investigation was explosive, but also sad. I recommend this to anyone who likes stories that keep you guessing."

- JRL, 5-Star review on Amazon

ISBN: 978-179301923-3 / ASIN: B0764D261B