The Charmstone

By C.C. Harrison

Book Overview

Amanda Bell travels to the remote Monument Valley on the Navajo Indian Reservation to fulfill her father's last wish: deliver and archive his Southwest literary collection, a gift to the fledgling... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594145792
• ISBN13: 9781594145797
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Five Star
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Romance and Intrigue in Monument Valley

A cute little intrigue with breath-taking south western environs. I enjoyed reading about the characters and getting to know them. A daughter goes to the reservation to catalog her fathers papers and artifacts but ends up investigating his death instead. Romance and intrigue ensue as she meets and deals with different characters in the book. I am looking forward to reading more from this author and would definitely recommend this book for a great read covering mystery, romance and the Navajo culture. The book included some unexpected twists and turns and left things open to continue in the future without leaving this particular storyline dangling.

A mystery in one of the most beautiful places on earth

I read this book in one day. I could not put it down. Monument valley is one of my favorite places, the scenery is just awesome. So as I was reading I was picturing it in my mind. And what a good balance of mystery, history and romance. I can't remember the last time I did a marathon reading of a novel. I'm looking forward to more from this author.

fascinating amateur sleuth romantic suspense

Southern California based museum designer Amanda Bell feels guilty that she was never there for her father, a renowned University of Colorado archeologist Dr. Maynard Bell who recently died in a fiery desert crash in Monument Valley. Over the objections of her socialite mother and her fiancé, UCLA Professor Elliot Sheffield plans to go to his last locale and sort out his papers and artifacts. When Elliot forbids her to go, she hands him back his engagement ring and leaves for the Navajo Cultural Center. At the site she meets former Hollywood film director Durango Yazzie who is a born again Native American having once turned his back on his people, but now embraces their traditions. He does not want the tall white female nearby because he finds her too attractive at a time he obsesses over the heritage of his people. However, as she offers him ideas to improve his showing of the Navaho culture and she begins to find proof her father lives, they fall in love although someone would not mind another fiery car crash that would kill the two of them. THE CHARMSTONE is a fascinating amateur sleuth romantic suspense that contains several late twists that will shock and delight readers though plausibility seems a stretch. Enhancing the entertaining story line is a fascinating look over the issue of ownership of Native American artifacts. Much of the first half of the book is establishing the relationships between key players especially the lead couple. However, once Amanda decides her dad may be alive, she is like a bull dog in her pursuit to save his life. Readers will enjoy C.C. Harrison's fine thriller. Harriet Klausner