Detective Fiction

High Desert Malice

Name: High Desert Malice
Author: Kirk Mitchell
ISBN: 9780380776610

by Kirk Mitchell

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Overview

Dee Laguerre is a savvy 28-year-old ranger for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Wearing a .357 Magnum on her hip and driving a Ford Bronco, Dee covers her territory in west central Nevada--high desert corrugated by mountain ranges and basins. Checking into a tip regarding some improprieties, Dee stakes out a forested mountain and uncovers a crew with murder in mind. Original.

About the Author, Kirk Mitchell

Kirk Mitchell was born in Pasadena, California, in 1950. He was graduated magna cum laude in English from the University of Redlands. Prior to becoming a full-time writer in 1983, he completed the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Academy and served as a deputy sheriff on the Indian reservations of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, joining a desert patrol force that included Paiute, Shoshone, and Comanche deputies. This experience sparked an enduring interest in native culture and modern tribal life. He concluded his law enforcement career as a SWAT sergeant in Southern California. He has had fifteen novels published. His thriller HIGH DESERT MALICE was nominated for an Edgar award.
http://www.spectrumliteraryagency.com/mitchell.htm

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Editorials

Las Vegas Magazine

“Mitchell builds character as deftly as an expert shaman.

The Drood Review of Mystery

“Mitchell’s got a witty and intense style.”

The New Mexican

“If you like Hillerman, you’ll probably like Mitchell… Mitchell satisfies in a different way; more intense, darker, yes, more visceral.”

The Washington Times

“If Mr. Mitchell was as good a policeman as he is a writer, there must not have been a criminal standing standing when he retired.”

Watershed .org

“After you've squinted with Dee in the Nevada sunshine, rinsed the alkalai dust out of your mouth with a drink at the Pyrenees Hotel, and stayed up late finding out who-done-it, take a moment to reflect on how well this book captures the tenor of the current debate over management of public lands in the west…”