Susan Miller, Tucson geologist and a classmate of mine from undergraduate days at UC Riverside, writes geology murder mysteries. Her 4th, entitled "Hoodoo," is just out and takes place in southern Arizona. The plot could be taken from today's headlines:
Southeastern Arizona is a tinderbox. Down Under Copper’s plans to explore for minerals have pitted landowners, worried about their water supply and property values, against those hoping to profit from the mining venture. Someone snaps.
In the traditional homeland of the Chiricahua Apaches an environmental lawyer’s body lies in the burned wreckage of his trailer.
Her last mystery, Quarry, was wonderful. I devoured it on a cross country plane flight.Susan will be signing copies of Hoodoo at:
Clues Unlimited, 123 S. Eastbourne Ave, Tucson, at 2 pm, Saturday, March 15 (520) 326-8533.
Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, April 4, 6:30 pm (followed by a Nevada Barr signing)