Somer Lawless
Author of The Wanted and the Unwanted
New Book Release: February 16, 2027
Here's a debut mystery with all the body heat of Arizona's sunbaked environs
ookie Forest Service officer Merritt Hoffman has a simple plan. Serve his requisite two years in the field in the Coronado National Forest, then U-turn back east to a cushy job in Washington, D.C. He’s marking time never imagining this boneyard of gunfighters, Apaches, and vaqueros would ever become bloodstained again.
Hoffman's Plan Implodes While Patrolling the Historic Dragoon Mountains
Under the canopy of an Emory oak grove in the Dragoon Mountains of Arizona, Hoffman stumbles upon a gruesome murder, rivaling all the killings that came before in these mountains. Rope-bound bodies of anti-immigration militiamen hang upside down from branches. Their heads swing over smoldering embers. The M.O. eerily evocative of atrocities committed in this same region during the vengeful, ten-year Apache War.
Enter Enigmatic, Apache Manhunter, Flint Two Fires
Flint Two Fires leads the investigation, choosing reluctant eastern-educated Hoffman as his subordinate. Solving this case earns Hoffman an expedited exit out of rural Cochise County.
A welcome escape from the high desert heat, venomous reptiles, and quirky Zonies who've been out in the sun too long.
The Past Cast Long Shadows Over the Living
As suspicion spreads and tensions rise, Flint must navigate a case shaped not only by evidence but by culture and the enduring weight of the past. The novel draws readers into a landscape where beauty and danger coexist and old hostilities still cast long shadows over the living.
Chiricahua Mountains, AZ
R
A temperature-rising story capturing the violence and intrigue of Arizona's mystical sky islands
