Half-Cherokee Marquitta "Skeet" Bannion thought she was leaving her troubles behind when she fled the stress of being the highest-ranking woman in the Kansas City Police Department, a jealous cop ex-husband, and a disgraced alcoholic ex-cop father. Moving to a small town to be chief of a college's campus police force, she builds a life outside of her work. She might even begin a new relationship with the amiable Brewster police chief.
All of this is threatened when the student editor of the school newspaper is found murdered on campus. Skeet must track down the killer, following trails that lead to some of the most powerful people in the university. In the midst of her investigation, Skeet assumes responsibility for a vulnerable teenager when her ex-husband and seriously ailing father wind up back on her hands. Time is running out and college administrators demand she conceal all college involvement in the murder, but Skeet will not stop until she's unraveled every last secret.
In award-winner Linda Rodriguez, mystery fans will find a unique voice and a gifted storyteller. Winner of the Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery.
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Height: 217 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
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978-0-9791291-6-2 (9780979129162)
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Linda Rodriguez lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Every Family Doubt, her fourth mystery featuring Cherokee detective, Skeet Bannion, and Revising the Character-Driven Novel are forthcoming. Her three earlier Skeet novels-Every Hidden Fear, Every Broken Trust, Every Last Secret-and earlier books of poetry-Skin Hunger, Heart's Migration, and Dark Sister-have received critical recognition and awards, such as St. Martin's Press/Malice Domestic Best First Novel, International Latino Book Award, Latina Book Club Best Book, Midwest Voices & Visions, Elvira Cordero Cisneros Award, Thorpe Menn Award, Oklahoma Book Award finalist, and Ragdale and Macondo fellowships. Her short story, "The Good Neighbor," published in Kansas City Noir, has been optioned for film. She is past chair of the AWP Indigenous Writers Caucus and past president of Border Crimes chapter of Sisters in Crime.
