Height of Deception

By Shannon Baker

Book Overview

Shannon Baker delivers a gripping new thriller set in the desert Southwest. When Nora Abbott's husband is found dead, she must clear her name while uncovering a murderous secret-a contemporary Western thriller for fans of C.J. Box and Anne Hillerman.In the remote mountains of Arizona, Native American history is being torn apart by corporate greed and corruption. Nora Abbott is caught in the middle, struggling to keep her small business alive.But when Nora's womanizing husband is murdered in cold blood, local law enforcement suspects that she killed him. As allies become enemies and friends become suspects, Nora takes it upon herself to find who killed her husband-and why.But in this unforgiving terrain, the price of truth may be too steep...Height of Deception is perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Mary Burton, Lisa Regan, the Jeff Carson David Wolf series, Stuart Woods, the Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum series, Anne Hillerman Navajo mysteries, Rich Curtin, BJ Bourg, Lisa Gray, JA Jance, Nick Drake books, Nick Petrie Peter Ash novels, and Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire mystery series._______________________________What people are saying about Shannon Baker and HEIGHT OF DECEPTION: "Height of Deception is the best book I've read this year." "I couldn't put the kindle down and stayed up until 3:30AM to finish it." "I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend this book and l look forward to the rest of the series." "Ms. Baker is an excellent writer, creating real life characters in totally believable circumstances. If you are fans of Sue Grafton or Sara Paretsky, this new series is for you." "If you like smart outdoorsy heroines as I do, you'll soon become a fan of Nora Abbott. It's always a special treat when you learn new things while you're being entertained and Height of Deception does both. Five stars "

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164875502X
• ISBN13: 9781648755026
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Severn River Publishing
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

If you like stories about the Native American tribes of the Southwest you will enjoy this book, but

This is a mystery only in the sense that you don't know who's going to die next, but not much else is a surprise. I gave it 4 stars rather than 3 because Shannon Baker does an excellent job telling us about the Hopi people, their belief's, and culture, which I enjoyed very much. The rest of the book is standard bad mom, crazy friend, lying husband, and loyal dog. We know who done it in chapter 5 because she tells us, and everything else is not much of a surprise either. My main complaint is that our heroine, Nora Abbott is an idiot. All kinds of people are out to kill her, and she runs around like a ninny. She never has an intelligent thought or action; stereotyping? The completely brainless and helpless female. When others tell her to stay put. to stay safe, she runs off to try and get herself, or someone else, killed; again. It is hard to believe anyone who can successfully run a resort is this stupid. In her situation any sane person would have gotten a gun and a 280 lb body guard. That being said Ms. Baker can write well and I was entertained if irritated.