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![]() | Desert Wives (2003) (The second book in the Lena Jones Mystery series) A novel by Betty Webb |
Polygamy can be murder!
That's what private detective Lena Jones learns when she helps thirteen year old Rebecca escape from Purity, a polygamy compound hidden in a desolate area near straddling Utah/Arizona border.
When Rebecca's mother is arrested for the murder of Prophet Solomon Royal, Rebecca's intended husband, Lena enters Purity masquerading as a polygamist wife to uncover the real murderer. In doing so, Lena finds out more than she bargained for--the shocking secret the cult's Circle of Elders will kill to keep.
During her investigations, Lena also discovers more about her own past. At the age of four she was found lying unconscious by the side of an Arizona highway, a bullet robbing her of her memories. Raised in a series of foster homes, Lena does not remember her real name nor the names of her parents. She thinks she has put the past behind her, but the sins of Purity's polygamous mothers and fathers force her to reexamine the few memories she has of her own mother--the woman who shot her...
Genre: Mystery
That's what private detective Lena Jones learns when she helps thirteen year old Rebecca escape from Purity, a polygamy compound hidden in a desolate area near straddling Utah/Arizona border.
When Rebecca's mother is arrested for the murder of Prophet Solomon Royal, Rebecca's intended husband, Lena enters Purity masquerading as a polygamist wife to uncover the real murderer. In doing so, Lena finds out more than she bargained for--the shocking secret the cult's Circle of Elders will kill to keep.
During her investigations, Lena also discovers more about her own past. At the age of four she was found lying unconscious by the side of an Arizona highway, a bullet robbing her of her memories. Raised in a series of foster homes, Lena does not remember her real name nor the names of her parents. She thinks she has put the past behind her, but the sins of Purity's polygamous mothers and fathers force her to reexamine the few memories she has of her own mother--the woman who shot her...
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
January 2003 : Hardback
| Title: Desert Wives: A Lena Jones Mystery (Lena Jones Mysteries (Hardcover)) Author(s): Betty Webb ISBN: 1-59058-030-3 / 9781590580301 (USA edition) Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2002 : Hardback
| Title: Desert Wives Author(s): betty webb Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
December 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Desert Wives: Lena Jones Mystery (Lena Jones Mysteries (Paperback)) Author(s): Betty Webb ISBN: 1-59058-687-5 / 9781590586877 (USA edition) Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Desert Wives: A Lena Jones Mystery Author(s): Betty Webb ISBN: 1-59058-272-1 / 9781590582725 (USA edition) Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2004 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Desert Wives (Lena Jones Mysteries) Author(s): Betty Webb ISBN: 0-373-26497-6 / 978-0-373-26497-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Worldwide Library Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2003 : Paperback
| Title: Desert Wives Author(s): Betty Webb Publisher: Poison Pen Press, Scottsdale,Az. Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
June 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Desert Wives: A Lena Jones Mystery (Lena Jones Series) Author(s): Betty Webb Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Island Intrigue: An Island Mystery (Island Mysteries) Author(s): Wendy Howell Mills Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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