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Meanwhile, Ben Pecos and his wife Julie have settled in south Florida, she with a great job at the Miami Herald, and Benâs connections with the Indian Health Service have assigned him to the HR department of a huge casino on Seminole land. What starts out as a job to fill new positions and oversee the wellbeing of the employees turns into something far more deadly. Julie is mugged in the parking garage, one of the young employees is murdered, and Ben is warned that heâs being watched during every minute in his office. He has no idea who he can trust.
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The action ramps up as the big hotel is hosting a beauty pageant, and Benâs own sons are hired for summer jobs, which will include escorting the teen contestants. Will he be able to keep his family safe, not to mention the hundreds of employees and the innocent teens heâs responsible for? Or will the killer strike again before Ben can figure out who to trust enough for their help?
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Praise for Susan Slater and the Ben Pecos mystery series:
âThis is a wonderful book with loveable heroes.â â Library Journal, (on The Pumpkin Seed Massacre)
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âSusan Slaterâs Thunderbird is a witty, absorbing tale.â âPublishers Weekly
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âSlater effectively combines an appealing mix of new and existing characters âĶ dry humor; crackling suspense; and a surprise ending.â âBooklist
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ââĶ a gripping novel. We mystery lovers hope itâs the first of many.â â Tony Hillerman
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âA solid, suspenseful narrative and colorful glimpses of Native American life strongly recommend this âĶâ â Library Journal (on Thunderbird)
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ââĶ Ben Pecosâraised far from New Mexicoâs Tewa Puebloâcould become as lasting a fictional presence as Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee.â â Chicago Tribune
Kansas native Susan Slater lived in New Mexico for thirty-nine years. Her Southwest mystery novels reflect her extensive knowledge of the tribes and pueblo culture in the area. As an educator she directed the Six Sandoval Teacher Education Program for the All Indian Pueblo Council through the University of New Mexico. She taught creative writing for UNM and the University of Phoenix. She retired to Florida to write full time, continuing her Ben Pecos and Dan Mahoney mysteries, along with the occasional stand alone novel. Visit her website at susansslater.com