Secrets of the Plumed Saint - A Tale of Intrigue from Northern New Mexico

Galligan, Elizabeth Ann

ISBN 10: 0983871221 / ISBN 13: 9780983871224

Published by ABQ Press, Albuauerque, New Mexico, 2012

About this Item

178 Pages plus Glossary and Discussion Guide. Previous owner used turned down corners as a bookmark leaving a dozen light creases. Otherwise a a tight bright book in As New condition. When the long-cherished statue of the Santa Nino de Atocha disappears, village leaders decide to keep the news from the Church hierarchy for fear of reprisal. They suspect the culprits are among the local hippies, Protestants, drug dealers, Anglos and other outsiders. But when the statue mysteriously reappears and their beloved chapel sacristan is attacked, favorite son Jay Sierra and his pal, Ernie Lucero, team up to investigate. Long forgotten facts about the little statue take everyone by surprise and lead to the cozy conclusion of this delightful crime novel set in the1970s in a high mountain valley in northern New Mexico. The author, a poet and educator, is retired from Eastern New Mexico University. She has taught English to speakers of other languages in Brazil, Japan, and at Rikers Island jail. She is an admirer of Hispanic and native cultures and religions of the Southwest. She was Coordinator of the Writing Lab at New Mexico Highlands University and has taught graduate courses in English as a Second Language, Bilingual Education, and Multicultural Education. She holds degrees in anthropology, Latin American Studies, and Instruction in Multicultural Teacher Education.

Seller Inventory # 15434

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secrets of the Plumed Saint - A Tale of Intrigue from Northern New Mexico
• Publisher: ABQ Press, Albuauerque, New Mexico
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983871221
• ISBN 13: 9780983871224
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Edition Stated
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

When the long-cherished statue of the Santa Nino de Atocha disappears, village leaders decide to keep the news from the Church hierarchy for fear of reprisal. They suspect the culprits are among the local hippies, Protestants, drug dealers, Anglos and other outsiders. But when the statue mysteriously reappears and their beloved chapel sacristan is attacked, favorite son Jay Sierra and his pal, Ernie Lucero, team up to investigate. Long forgotten facts about the little statue take everyone by surprise and lead to the cozy conclusion of this delightful crime novel set in an elbow of time during the 1970s in a high mountain valley in northern New Mexico.

About the Author

Elizabeth Ann Galligan, Ph.D., poet and educator, retired in 2007 from Eastern New Mexico University. She enjoys the multicultural heritage of the Southwest and is enchanted by its ever changing landscape. She holds degrees in Anthropology, Latin American Studies, and Curriculum and Instruction in Multicultural Teacher Education. Elizabeth lives in her city of choice, Albuquerque, New Mexico where she pursues reading, writing, poetry, and gazing at the Sandia Mountains. Her poetry appears in several anthologies and journals and in in a number of university publications.