| << Previous book | Next book >> |
![]() | Desert Shadows (2004) (The third book in the Lena Jones Mystery series) A novel by Betty Webb |
After Scottsdale publisher Gloriana Allerton is poisoned at the annual Southwestern Publishers' Convention and a Pima Indian friend is accused of the murder, Lena Jones begins to investigate the seldom talked about side of the business--racist publishing. To her horror, Lena finds herself rubbing elbows with extremist politicians and members of local fascist groups.
Though she becomes a target for murder because of her investigations, an attempt against Lena Jones' life pales in comparison to what happens when she is granted a meeting with the Aryan Brotherhood leader at the Arizona State Prison complex. On her way to the Death Row visiting room, a Black trustee nicknamed "Green," because of his startling green eyes, looks into Lena's face.
And calls her by her mother's name.
Found shot in the head at the age of four, her memory gone, the green-eyed Lena Jones had been raised in a series of abusive foster homes which left her emotionally--and physically--scarred. For years, Lena had searched for her biological parents with the same intensity with which she searched for killers. But now, with a possible answer to her identity right in front of her, Lena begins to realize that the truth may come at a very high price...
Her own life.
Genre: Mystery
Though she becomes a target for murder because of her investigations, an attempt against Lena Jones' life pales in comparison to what happens when she is granted a meeting with the Aryan Brotherhood leader at the Arizona State Prison complex. On her way to the Death Row visiting room, a Black trustee nicknamed "Green," because of his startling green eyes, looks into Lena's face.
And calls her by her mother's name.
Found shot in the head at the age of four, her memory gone, the green-eyed Lena Jones had been raised in a series of abusive foster homes which left her emotionally--and physically--scarred. For years, Lena had searched for her biological parents with the same intensity with which she searched for killers. But now, with a possible answer to her identity right in front of her, Lena begins to realize that the truth may come at a very high price...
Her own life.
Genre: Mystery
Used availability for Betty Webb's Desert Shadows
See all available used copies of this book at: Abebooks UK or Abebooks US
Hardback Editions
August 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Desert Shadows (Lena Jones Mysteries) Author(s): Betty Webb ISBN: 1-59058-113-X / 9781590581131 (USA edition) Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
March 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Desert Shadows: Publishing Can Be Murder (Lena Jones Mysteries) Author(s): Betty Webb ISBN: 1-59058-273-X / 9781590582732 (USA edition) Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2005 : Paperback
| Title: Desert Shadows Author(s): Betty Webb Publisher: Worldwide Mystery Availability: Amazon More details... |
2005 : Paperback
| Title: Desert shadows Author(s): Betty Webb ISBN: 0-373-26542-5 / 978-0-373-26542-8 (UK edition) Publisher: World Wide Mystery Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
May 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Desert Shadows: A Lena Jones Mystery (Lena Jones Series) Author(s): Betty Webb Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
© 2012 FantasticFiction
Questions? Comments? Corrections? Please email webmaster@fantasticfiction.co.uk
Questions? Comments? Corrections? Please email webmaster@fantasticfiction.co.uk

