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"Onceagain,GrimeshooksherreaderswiththeengagingJuryandfriendsandwithskillfultuckingofhintsintounexpectedcorners."--PublishersWeekly(starredreview)Whenthreewomendieof"naturalcauses"inLondonandtheWestCountry,thereappearstobenoconnection--orreasontosuspectfoulplay.ButScotlandYardSuperintendentRichardJuryhasotherideas,andbeforelonghe'sfollowinghiskeenpoliceinstinctsallthewaytoSantaFe,NewMexico.There,inthecompanyofabroodingthirteen-year-oldgirlandherpetcoyote,hemingleswithanoddassortmentofcharactersandtangleswithatwistedplotthatstretchesfromEnglandtotheAmericanSouthwest.AndwhilehisgoodfriendMelrosePlantpursuesinquiriesinLondon,Jurydelvesdeeperintothemorebafflingelementsofthecase,discoveringfirsthandwhattheguidebooksdon'ttellyou:thattheLandofEnchantmentisalsoalandscaperipewithtragedy,treachery,andmurder."RAINBOW'SENDisitselfaliteraryrainbow.It'stheskillfulblendofmysteryandcomedyandpathos,aMarthaGrimestrademark,thatmakesthisvisitwithRichardJuryandcompanysomemorableandsatisfying."--MostlyMurder