Death on the Rio Chiquito: A New Mexico Homefront Mystery

by Susan McDuffie

Overview

Miss Marple meets Tony Hillerman in Death on the Rio Chiquito
New Mexico, 1943: Emily Schwarz, the Anglo teacher at the isolated Pueblo of San Antonito, discovers the corpse of a nineteen-year-old boy, his blood mingling with the muddy waters of the tiny Rio Chiquito. Who shot Juan? His cousin? A jealous girlfriend? Emily's good friend then vanishes, followed by the disappearance of Juan's little brother. Aided by Gregorio Cruz, the tribal sheriff, and by the mysterious Mr. Shepherd, Emily's quest for truth leads to small Hispanic towns, Native American villages, and Bohemian Santa Fe. The search ultimately endangers her own life, and the investigation broadens. Is this a local killing, or could wartime secrets be at risk in this sleepy backwater?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185664995
Publisher:	Liafinn Press
Publication date:	02/21/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

As a child Susan McDuffie spent such vast amounts of time reading stories set in the past that she wondered if she had been born in the wrong century. Her discovery as an adult that Clorox was not marketed prior to 1922, along with her love of hot baths, have since reconciled her to life in this era.
Susan lives in New Mexico, shares her life with a Native American artist and several cosseted cats, and enjoys taking dance classes in her spare time. Death on the Rio Chiquito, set in New Mexico during the Second World War, proved quite a jump in settings from her previous award-winning mysteries, which take place in 14th century Scotland. Susan regularly reviews historical fiction and mysteries for the Historical Novel Society.