Three Sisters: A Charlie Moon Mystery (Charlie Moon Mysteries)

Colorado rancher and tribal investigator Charlie Moon is taking a night off to play some poker with his best friend, Scott Parris, Granite Creek's chief of police, when Scott's dispatcher cuts in with an emergency call. It seems a man was on the phone with his wife when their call was interrupted by a bloodcurdling scream and the most gruesome noises he'd ever heard. Would they mind checking it out? Arriving on scene, they discover that the man's wife, one of three daughters of a wealthy and powerful rancher, has been mauled beyond recognition. Even after her two sisters-one of whom is a popular TV psychic who on that very night's show reported "seeing" the real-time murder of one of her fans-turn up at the DA's office, demanding answers, the smart money and forensic experts are still laying blame on a hungry bear. But once the wheels of justice are turning and the ratings for Cassandra Sees are going through the roof,... ϡ쯦랠

praise For James D. Doss

“a Clever Plot, Colorful Writing, And Wisecracking Asides Will Keep Readers Turning The Pages.”

—-publishers Weekly on Stone Butterfly

“droll, Crafty, Upper-echelon Reading.”

—-kirkus Reviews (starred Review) On Stone Butterfly

“highly Entertaining...big Money, Big Gambles, And A Surprise Ending Will Keep Readers Turning The Pages.”

—-publishers Weekly on Shadow Man

“a Classy Bit Of Storytelling That Combines Myth, Dreams, And Plot Complications So Wily They’ll Rattle Your Synapses And Tweak Your Sense Of Humor. For A Good Time, Read Doss.”

—-kirkus Reviews (starred Review) on The Witch’s Tongue

“doss Does For The Utes What Tony Hillerman Has Done For The Navajo.”

—-the denver Post

publishers Weekly

the12th Charlie Moon Mystery (after 2006's stone Butterfly) From World-class Storyteller Doss Has More Twists And Turns Than The Road To Charlie's Acerbic Aunt Daisy's. The Ratings For Colorado's Most Famous Tv Psychic, Cassandra Spencer, Go Through The Roof When She Describes A Truck-stop Murder As It Takes Place, But She Fails To Predict The Horrific Death Of Her Newly Wed Eldest Sister, Astrid, Apparently Mauled By A Wild Animal. Rancher Charlie Moon, A Ute Tribal Investigator, And His Best Friend, Granite Creek Police Chief Scott Parris, Team Up With Aunt Daisy And Her Connections In The Spirit World To Search For An Inhumane-and Possibly Inhuman-killer, While Cassandra And Her Remaining Sister, Beatrice, Vie For The Hand Of Astrid's Widower, Who Has Secrets Of His Own. Doss's Narrative And Chatty Asides Are Finely Cut Gems. This Latest Colorado Mystery Leaves No Doubt That Doss Has Carved Out His Own Niche. (nov.)

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All Charlie Moon wanted to do was enjoy a night of poker with his best friend and Granite Creek police chief Scott Parris. But that was before Scotts dispatcher cut in with an emergency call. A man was on the phone with his wife when their call was interrupted by a bloodcurdling scream. Would Charlie and Scott mind checking it out? Rancher and Ute tribal investigator, Charlie Moon, and Granite Creek police chief Scott Parris challenge the notion that the daughter of a powerful rancher was mauled by a bear, especially after the remaining two sisters begin vying for the attentions of the widower