A Reluctant Saint
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
The killing of a greyhound breeder and rumors of election fraud during the mayoral race in small-town West Texas has Chief of Police Josie Gray searching for answers.
"Fields’s excellent seventh Josie Gray mystery . . . does a masterly job evoking the dry, dusty Lone Star landscape"- Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Mayoral elections are looming in Artemis. One of the candidates, Mike Striker, wants to build a racetrack while the incumbent mayor, Simon O’Kane, is strongly opposed. The proposal has divided the town: will it provide jobs and money, or will it bring crime and does it profit from animal cruelty?
Tensions rise as a greyhound breeder has a number of her dogs stolen – she vows vengeance, only to soon be found dead herself. Meanwhile, fears of election fraud circulate. Is there truth behind the rumors of election rigging? Who stands to gain the most from the racetrack being built? Are animal rights activists taking matters too far?
Josie Gray, Chief of Police in Artemis, must discover who is willing to kill for their cause before others in the town get caught in the crossfire – all while a gathering threat from Mexico City hovers over her.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fields's excellent seventh Josie Gray mystery (after 2021's The Drummers) finds the Artemis, Tex., police chief entangled in politics and personally unsettled. First, there's mayoral candidate Mike Stryker, who's buying up land in the area to build a greyhound racetrack. Few people in Artemis are enthusiastic about Mike's plan, except Jezebel Black, who sees greyhound breeding as a new career choice. But trouble follows Jezebel, whose name change can't erase her dubious past or prevent controversy when her new kennel is vandalized. The violence escalates until Josie has two shocking deaths to investigate. Meanwhile, an intruder has been entering her house and moving things around. As Josie tries to figure out who's taunting her and whether it's related to a case, someone near and dear to her is viciously attacked, and she knows there's far more at stake than a dog track in the desert. Fields does a masterly job evoking the dry, dusty Lone Star landscape, and the well-wrought, intricate plot matches the distinctive characters, especially the indelible Josie. Readers will hope she has a long run.
