"Desert Shadows - Publishing Can Be Murder"

Betty Webb's third Lena Jones mystery, "Desert Shadows - Publishing Can Be Murder," was another hit with me. When Lena's business partner's friend, Owen, is suspected in the poisoning murder of his employer, Gloriana Alden-Taylor, he asks Lena to investigate. She discovers plenty of other suspects with motives for murdering this woman with ties to the early Pilgrims and sets out to uncover the truth. In the midst of her investigation, Lena also has to report for court-ordered counseling sessions if she hopes to keep her private investigator's license. Through flashbacks and therapy Lena also begins to remember more of her childhood -- both before and after she almost died of a gunshot wound at age four. As in her previous books, Webb manages to give us some hints about what is happening in modern day Arizona. This series keeps me coming back for more so I'm off to find the fourth book! pazt