Detachment Fault - Hardcover

Book 2 of 6: Frankie MacFarlane Mysteries

Miller, Susan Cummins

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9780896725201: Detachment Fault
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0896725200 ISBN 13: 9780896725201
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Finalist, Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Award, Adult Fiction ForeWord Book of the Year Award, Honorable Mention After the murderous rigors of her Ph.D. field research, Frankie MacFarlane is happy to be settling down in her native Tucson, house-sitting the family home and teaching geology at Foothills Community College. Little does she imagine that a brief fishing trip to Mexico with her brother Jamie and his girlfriend, Carla, could entangle her in a string of murder, mythology, and international intrigue. Nonetheless, Frankie responds in true form. Noticing every nuance of her surroundings, both natural and manmade, Frankie skids through a heart-stopping and unforgettable chase from the Sea of Cortez to Tucson’s Sabino Canyon.

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About the Author

Susan Cummins Miller, a former field geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and college instructor, is a research affiliate and SIROW Scholar with the University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women. In addition to the Frankie MacFarlane mysteries, she is the editor of A Sweet, Separate Intimacy: Women Writers of the American Frontier, 1800–1922 (TTUP, 2007). She lives in Tucson.

Reviews

Tucson geologist Frankie MacFarlane returns in this absorbing story--her second adventure. This time Frankie, her brother Jamie, and Jamie's girlfriend, Carla, are detained by the Mexican authorities at the U.S.-Mexican border when they try to return home after discovering a body while on a fishing trip. While they are being questioned, Carla disappears. Frankie is barely home when one of her geology students is murdered on campus. Frankie and her old friend Philo help police officer Toni Navarro investigate this crime--which is followed by several other murders. Is Carla's disappearance related to these crimes? Well-developed characters, a lyrically drawn sense of place, a budding romance, and the importance of family and friends distinguish this mystery series. Readers who enjoy the geology-framed story may find Sarah Andrews' series with geologist Em Hansen of interest. Sue O'Brien
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Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0896725200
ISBN 13 
9780896725201
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
224
Rating
  • 3.49 out of 5 stars
    57 ratings by Goodreads

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