Killing Godiva's Horse (Prairie Plum Press) - Softcover

Mitchell, J. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0985227273 ISBN 13: 9780985227272

Publisher: Applewood Books, 2018

Synopsis

A murder, ... international and political intrigue, ... a national monument under attack, ... possibly the most timely novel of the year.

Finalist, 2019 Colorado Book Awards, Thriller Category. Winner, 2019 Award for (contemporary) Western, Colorado Authors' League.

Ranger Jack Chastain returns in Killing Godiva's Horse, set in national parks on opposite sides of the world. What's at stake? Lives, heritage, and truth.

Chastain is pulled into battle by a man trying to start a western lands rebellion. To hide him until the storm passes, Jack is sent to Kenya to finish the research of a scientist killed by rhino poachers. While there, he hears something quite unexpected--and shocking. The campfire revelation pitches Jack into a dangerous investigation of a ruthless rhino horn buyer, and secrets from his own past battles lost. No sooner has he started than Jack's life in New Mexico comes unraveled, forcing him to disobey orders and return home, and--inadvertently--onto a raft on an angry river, trapped between warring politicos.

One man's pain can be another man's game. If the game is played to hide secrets, truth can be hard to find, hidden among those lies left by the horse someone rode in on.

About this title

From the Author:

This one was quite an experience to write. I wrote it to move quickly, because of the territory it covers (literally and figuratively) and the different sources of conflict. The editor suggested slowing it down in a few places to give the reader (and the characters) a bit of a breather. Most of Killing Godiva's Horse is set in northwestern New Mexico, like my previous books (The Height of Secrecy and Public Trust), but this one takes Jack to Kenya and then to Montana, both locations that are crucial to the story. 

I'm now busy working on the next in the series. Until then, thank you and I hope you enjoy Killing Godiva's Horse.

From the Back Cover:

A Murder, International and Political Intrigue, a NationalMonument Under Attack, and Possibly the Most Timely Novel of the Year.
Ranger Jack Chastain returns in Killing Godiva's Horse. Drawn into battle by a man trying to starta western lands rebellion, Jack is sent to Kenya to hide until the storm passesand finish the research of a scientist killed by rhino poachers. While there,he hears something shocking, a campfire revelation that pitches Jack into adangerous investigation of a ruthless rhino horn buyer. But Jack's life in NewMexico unravels, forcing him to disobey orders and return home, and onto araft, trapped between warring politicos and an angry river.
 "...a pull-no-punches tale of the struggles betweenoutsiders and residents, urban and rural, traditional and modern ... a goodread." - Mark Lehnertz, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver
"Loved it. A masterpiece of plot, setting and characters,complete with insider authenticity." - Betty Palmer, op.cit. books, Taos,review of The Height of Secrecy.
"...a fun read ... Mitchell knows how things can go bad." -Ranger Magazine, review of The Height ofSecrecy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0985227273
• ISBN 13: 9780985227272
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456