The Gold of San Xavier

by Bruce D. Itule

Book Overview

The Gold of San Xavier is a story of greed, murder, and love set in the 200-year-old Spanish colonial church near Tucson, Ariz. Nick Genoa, a freelance journalist and former newspaper reporter is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097255100X
• ISBN13: 9780972551007
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Thunder Mountain Pub. Co.
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Gripping, page-turning murder mystery in a desert paradise

When I moved to Arizona last summer, one of the first sights I was taken to see was San Xavier del Bac, the White Dove of the Desert. This beautiful mission, set so graciously against the mountains near Tucson, is an inspiration in its beauty and simple spirituality, which pervades. Itule's novel walks the line between respectful description and consumerist exploitation with care and grace. His journalism work serves him well with strong narrative skills and a well-honed sense of pacing. His characters are strong; the women particularly so, and well drawn. The descriptive passages dealing with the mission are apt and inviting, not only to those who've never been to del Bac, but to those of us who long to return. As with so many contemporary novels, there is a bit of sexuality between a couple of the characters and indeed, sex plays an important role in the actual mystery. While this reviewer could do without any overt sex scenes, author Itule handles them well and without prurience.