Allana Martin, Author . St. Martin's Minotaur/Dunne $22.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-312-26573-1
The best parts of Martin's fifth Texana Jones mystery (after 2000's Death of a Myth Maker) are the lyrical descriptions of the setting, the gritty Texas border country along the Pecos River. When a travel writer dismisses her own town of...
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Allana Martin, Author . St. Martin's Minotaur/ Dunne $23.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-312-30685-4
Those thirsty for a refreshing read will welcome Martin's sixth mystery (after 2001's Death of the Last Villista) to feature hip trading-post owner Texana Jones, which focuses on some all too real problems along the arid Texas-Chihuahua...
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Allana Martin, Author Minotaur Books $23.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-312-25241-0
Border communities in Texas are rife with special words that only a few understand. Mitotero (""myth maker"") is one of them, denoting one who's a big talker or a show-off, and in this case, who's asking for trouble. The fourth adventure (after...
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Allana Martin, Author St. Martin's Press $20.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-312-14581-1
The borderland between Texas and Mexico along the Rio Grande comes alive in this absorbing debut featuring Texana Jones, the owner of a trading post, and her veterinarian husband, Clay. Jones doesn't believe that her best friend, Maria Ortega-Deed,...
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Allana Martin, Author Thomas Dunne Books $22.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-312-18083-6
Martin follows Death of a Healing Woman with another in-depth look at the people, problems and mores of la frontera, the border region between (and including parts of) Texas and Mexico. Trading-post owner Texana Jones arbitrates local disputes, but...
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Allana Martin, Author Thomas Dunne Books $22.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-312-19853-4
Although an evangelist is indeed murdered in this atmospheric but unfocused third adventure (after Death of a Saint Maker) of trading post-owner Texana Jones, her death seems almost an afterthought. During a south-of-the-border trip for cheap dental
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