Hallowed Ground

Overview

Grisly murders are rocking the small county of Bear Butte where Julie Collins has spent the last few months learning the PI biz without the guidance of her best friend and business partner, Kevin Wells. Enter dangerous, charismatic entrepreneur Tony Martinez, who convinces Julie to take a case involving a missing five-year-old Native American girl, the innocent pawn in her parents’ child custody dispute. Although skeptical about Martinez’ motives in hiring her, and confused by her strange attraction to him, Julie nevertheless sees the opportunity to hone her investigative skills outside her office. But something about the case doesn’t ring true. The girl’s father is foreman on the controversial new Indian casino under construction at the base of the sacred Mato Paha, and the girl’s mother is secretly working for a rival casino rumored to have ties to an east coast crime family. Local ranchers – including her father – a Lakota Holy group, and casino owners from nearby Deadwood are determined to stop the gaming facility from opening. With the body count rising, the odds are stacked against Julie to discover the truth behind these hidden agendas before the murderer buries it forever. And when Julie unwittingly attracts the attention of the killer, she realizes no place is safe, not even hallowed ground.

Reviews

"Armstrong's writing continues to be fresh and exciting in the second book of the series." —Romantic Times

"Readers will enjoy this superb thriller in which the politics of casinos are right out of Abramoff headlines." —Harriet Klausner, Gotta Write Network

"One of the best mysteries I have read. Ms Armstrong will go on top of my list of authors to watch out for!" —Novelspot.com

"One glorious adventure, leaving us eagerly anticipating what's next for this uniquely drawn crew of misfits and miscreants." —NewMysteryReader.com

"The mystery had me guessing right until the very end, which is how it should be. This was a fantastically exciting read." —Romance Junkies

"Lori Armstrong has created an outstanding tale. . . . Gripping from beginning to end, this is one book you want to read without interruptions." —In the Library Reviews

Author Biography

Lori G. Armstrong left the firearms industry in 2000 to pursue her dream of writing crime fiction. She lives in Rapid City, South Dakota.