Marilyn's Musings

Judgment Fire as the title suggests, has fire in it as do several other of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mysteries. But for me, what I think the biggest attraction for this tale is that Tempe finally realizes why she was so reluctant to embrace her Native American background. Chapter 1             The massive rock barrier of the southern Sierra and its jagged snow-covered pinnacles never failed to inspire Tempe .   Normally, the  pine, aspen and cedar forest bordering the winding highway calmed and reassured her--until this afternoon.             A face popped into her mind.  Someone she hadn't seen or thought of for quite awhile, which added to the apprehension she couldn't shake. Deputy Tempe Crabtree attributed her uneasiness to the fact that her assigned beat, the tiny community of Bear Creek and the surrounding area, would soon be swollen w...

By Jan Christensen ISBN-10:  1724111299 ISBN-13:  978-1724111296 Independently published Paperback:  276 pages September 26, 2018, $12.99 Genre:  Mystery Series:  Tina Tales Book 4 It’s bad enough to find a dead body. Even worse when it’s in your lover’s bed. In Organized to Kill , the fourth in the Tina Tales series, Tina and Hank become suspects in a bizarre murder. But when another victim turns up burned beyond recognition the next night, the suspect pool widens. Are the two murders even connected? Hank’s background in federal and police procedure drives the investigation, and Tina’s organizational skills and psychological training help unearth clues. Fortunately, her poking around is sometimes accompanied by her Uncle Bob’s quirky commentary and Hank’s hot bod. Tina is determined to find the reasons for both murders by talking to suspects, figuring out if the two crimes are connected, and if they are, how. Just when she think...