The Hanged Man: A Joshua Croft Mystery (Joshua Croft Mysteries) - Softcover

Satterthwait, Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826333656 ISBN 13: 9780826333650

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2003

Synopsis

At a meeting of thirteen of Santa Fe's leading New Age healers, Quentin Bouvier, a magician and possibly a reincarnated Egyptian pharaoh, has been hanged from the rafters. He outbid Leonard Quarry for astrologer Eliza Remington's antique tarot card and now he's dead and the tarot card is missing. The police quickly arrest Giacamo Bernardi, a tarot reader, and charge him with the murder and theft. Bernardi's court-appointed attorney hires private investigator Joshua Croft to prove Bernardi's innocence. Suspects from the meeting and the community abound, including astrologers and psychics, a young hermit immersed in "Spiritual Alchemy," an aging movie star who acts as a medium for an entity from Alpha Centauri, a Native American shaman who gets accountants in touch with their warrior within, and a mysterious Asian woman whose equally mysterious brother displays a near-lethal familiarity with martial arts.

About this title

From the Publisher:

At a meeting of Santa Fe’s leading New Age healers, Quentin Bouvier, a magician and possibly a reincarnated Egyptian pharaoh, has been hanged from the rafters. The police quickly arrest Giacamo Bernardi, a tarot reader, and charge him with the murder.

About the Author:

Walter Satterthwait resides in Los Angeles, loves to ride his motorcyle, and writes mysteries that have an international audience. In addition to the Joshua Croft series, he has written the historical mysteries Wilde West and Masquerade.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0826333656
• ISBN 13: 9780826333650
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268