Buried by the Roan - (Allison Coil Mystery) by Mark Stevens (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The spark for Buried by the Roan, the second novel in The Allison Coil Mystery Series, is a dead hunter on the shore of Oyster Lake, deep in the Flat Tops Wilderness. The future of the way of life in the rugged Colorado mountains is at stake.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The spark for <em>Buried by the Roan</em> is a dead hunter on the shore of Oyster Lake, deep in the Flat Tops Wilderness. Josh Keating's demise could be a case of a hunter drinking too much and stumbling late at night. Or it could be something much worse. Plenty of other strange things are going on to make hunting guide Allison Coil think the death is no accident. Someone is lurking around, leaving odd notes and maps. Hunters and guides are turning up violently ill from drinking the Flat Tops water. Four of the buffalo on Keating's ranch are slaughtered. And there's word that Keating and his neighbor were tangled up in a property dispute triggered by a centuries-old doctrine known as adverse possession. The future of the way of life in the rugged Colorado mountains is at stake.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"As the story unfolds, the question arises: If it's a crime when<br /> an individual commits an act that is clearly morally wrong, <br /> what does it mean when a corporation does the same thing on<br /> a larger scale? To its credit, Buried by the Roan refuses to avoid<br /> this uncomfortable question, even as it fulfills its promise as a<br /> page-turning summer mystery read."<br /> -- <em>High Country News</em></p><p>"Colorado writer Mark Stevens clearly has an affinity for the<br /> leading character in his two mystery novels. That holds true<br /> whether you consider that character to be hunting guide Allison<br /> Coil or the Flat Tops Wilderness Area where she plies her trade<br /> and solves murders on the side....Once again, he's conjured up a<br /> suspenseful tale featuring an easy-to-like protagonist and a landscape<br /> Stevens clearly knows well, and treasures....For the outdoors-<br /> savvy Coil, who can hold her own in the male-dominated<br /> world of hunting, contentment comes from being on a horse in<br /> these mountains. At times, Stevens all but puts you on the trail<br /> with her, sharing her satisfaction at being outside with the aspen<br /> and scrub oak for company. Coil is a survivor of a jet crash, and<br /> it is in these mountains that she finds mental healing and her<br /> place in the world--but not an escape from it. In Stevens' books, <br /> society's more sinister forces manage to find her, but also find<br /> the tough stuff she's made of--even as she continues to make the<br /> same discovery herself."<br /> -- <em>Grand Junction Sentinel</em></p><p>"Robin Cook, a bestselling author of 31 thrillers, famously said<br /> that mysteries should be about something beyond the puzzle in<br /> the mystery itself. Buried by the Roan has plenty of hot topics to<br /> occupy book club (and other) discussions without hitting us over<br /> the head with the very real issues at its core."<br /> -- Patti Phillips, Nightstand Book Reviews</p><p>"Once readers have sampled this Allison Coil novel, they will<br /> want more. Good western stories don't grow on trees these days, <br /> and Stevens provides real entertainment and food for thought<br /> about where the New West is heading."<br /> -- <em>The Durango Herald</em></p><p>"Buried by the Roan is flat-out terrific. Everything you expect from<br /> a first-rate mystery is here: Savvy sleuth Allison Coil, hunting<br /> guide on-top-of-her-game, gorgeous Colorado mountain setting, <br /> gripping story where the pages practically turn themselves, and<br /> eloquent writing to boot. If you haven't yet discovered Mark Stevens, <br /> this is your opportunity!"<br /> -- Margaret Coel, author of the Wind River Mystery Series</p><p>"I couldn't put this book down! Great dramatic writing, fastpace<br /> narrative, and I loved every minute I spent with Allison<br /> Coil."<br /> -- Helen Thorpe, author of <em>Just Like Us </em>and <em>Soldier Girls</em></p><p>"John Grisham and James Patterson have nothing on Mark Stevens, <br /> and you won't find a more compelling protagonist than<br /> Allison Coil."<br /> -- Mark Graham, co-author of <em>The Natanz Directive</em></p><p>"Few male writers would dare to create a tough-minded protagonist<br /> like Allison Coil. Mark Stevens has brought this off and<br /> intimately succeeded at making her the heart of this tense environmental<br /> drama."<br /> -- Stephen Singular, author of <em>The Wichita Divide</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br>
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