First book in the very popular Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee mysteries series. Set in the four corners region of the Southwest, these novels feature Officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police.
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First of the "Maine Clambake mysteries" featuring Julia Snowden, a New Yorker returning to her cozy Maine hometown just in time to investigate a murder.
First of the "Joanna Brady mysteries" set in Arizona where the desert environment plays a major role in the stories.
Number one in the "Joe Pickett Mysteries" series about a Wyoming state game warden. Set in the Wyoming wilderness, these stories are action packed, often violent and deal with environmental and political issues.
First in the series of the "Mike Bowditch novels" about Maine game warden Mike Bowditch finds him in search of a runaway fugitive.
The first of the "Doc Ford novels" about marine biologist and former secret operative Doc Ford and his ex-hippie friend Tomlinson, set in beautiful Southwestern Florida.
Fist of the "Charlie Moon mysteries" set in Colorado featuring Ute police sergeant Charlie Moon. A combination of the supernatural and modern, mysticism and murder.
First in a series of 18 mystery novels (as of 2014) featuring Anna Pigeon, a fictional detective and law enforcement ranger for the National Park Service. Barr has received several awards and nominations for her writing.
First book of the "Kevin Kerney mysteries" about an ex chief of detectives for the Santa Fe Police Department, a tough ex-cop turned modern-day private eye. These novels are set in the desert Southwest, mainly in New Mexico.
The first in Ford's "Leo Waterman Mystery" series, this book captures the character of Seattle and the Northwest and introduces a terrific private eye. Waterman gets entangled with environmental activists when he goes looking for the missing granddaughter of a local mobster.