by Stuart Woods
First published 2010
Ed Eagle stands six feet seven inches tall and practices law in Santa Fe with a reputation for taking no prisoners. When a golfer turns up dead in his hacienda, Eagle takes on a new case that seems straightforward enough. The investigation pulls him into a maze of sexual secrets, financial schemes, and stolen identities. But while Eagle focuses on solving the murder, a far more serious danger emerges. A ruthless woman from his past has returned to Santa Fe with one goal: complete revenge against the towering attorney. Eagle and his team of private investigators must track down leads that stretch from Mexican prisons to Hollywood film studios to the luxury resorts of New Mexico. The desert town attracts wealthy residents who believe they have escaped urban violence, but Eagle knows better. Crime follows money wherever it flows, and Santa Fe offers no sanctuary from those determined to settle old scores. Eagle must solve the golfer's murder while staying ahead of an enemy who has already proven she can match his skills.
Genres: mystery, crime, action, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation
Setting: Mexico, New Mexico, Santa Fe
Period: 21st-century
289 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons