Bøker av Susan Slater

Dan Mahoney is investigating an insurance claim; his private-eye wife sets out to prove a suicide was really a murder. The two cases intersect in ways neither could foresee. It's crime fiction filled with twists and turns

Shelly Sinclair's life was perfect-until her husband of 35 years informs her he is marrying someone new. Alone at sixty, to start over. Can Shelly cope with all the changes and remake her life to be exactly what she wants for herself?

The 1918 pandemic robbed Constance Warkentine of her parents. The harsh terms in her father's will robbed her of everything else. She must find a husband, or the family farm and she will go to a religious order. She has only a few months.

"Susan Slater can flat-out write." -Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel It's Christmas in St. Augustine, where Dan and Elaine Mahoney are taking an extended honeymoon. But not all is sunny in Florida when Dan's company sends him to investigate the theft of 1.2 million dollars' worth of religious relics from the famed Basilica. Immediately, he knows it won't be easy to track down the missing items-far too many people had access to the safe where they were stored when not on display for the parishioners. And although the church and rectory were filled with people, when Dan questions them, it seems no one saw a thing. Adding another wrinkle to their newlywed life is the fact that Dan's mother has moved to a small town up the road. Dragon's Bend is known for the fact that everyone who lives there is involved in the spiritual realm-from seers to gurus. Most are sincere practitioners in their beliefs, but some … not so much. Is Maggie Mahoney's new job giving tarot readings at the Center for Spiritual Learning a legit way for her to help those who want to find deeper meaning in their lives? Or is she becoming caught up in something far darker? A visit from Elaine's son Jason brings the family together for a fun Mahoney Christmas, but not before there's a murder in Dragon's Bend. The clues finally come together and the scope of the crimes goes far beyond anything Dan could have imagined. Praise for Susan Slater's Dan Mahoney series: "Dan Mahoney is an appealingly resilient character, a welcome addition to the roster of sleuths that make the Southwest a hotbed of current mystery fiction." -Publishers Weekly "Flash Flood is just what it sounds like-a fresh, surprising, adrenaline-rush whitewater ride. It's also funny. Susan Slater can flat-out write." -Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel "There'll be much, much more, with whispers of everything before Slater closes out this lively, surprising case, first of a series." - Kirkus Reviews

Hair of the Dog sees Dan Mahoney and fiancée Elaine Linden traveling to Florida for his next investigation, where five insured racing greyhounds supposedly died in a kennel fire. But circumstances are suspicious right from the start. Who is the dead body at the kennel entrance, and how is it possible the knife sticking out of his back is not the cause of death? Dan spends his time gathering evidence and chasing leads, while Elaine starts her training as a private investigator. Adding to the mix, Dan's mother, Maggie, decides to move to Florida in her retirement years and meets a suave new boyfriend. Another mystery arises when the two seniors take off on a last-minute cruise. Dan and Elaine find themselves tracking bad guys from several sectors as the clues come together in this complex story set in the high-stakes world of dog racing and millionaire investors. Praise for Susan Slater's Dan Mahoney series: "Flash Flood is just what it sounds like-a fresh, surprising, adrenaline-rush whitewater ride. It's also funny. Susan Slater can flat-out write." -Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author "Slater's excellent sequel to Flash Flood takes insurance investigator Dan Mahoney to tiny Wagon Mound, New Mexico … Readers will be glad they're along for the ride."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "There'll be much, much more, with whispers of everything from alien experiments to voodoo, before Slater closes out this lively, surprising case, first of a series." - Kirkus Reviews "Dan Mahoney is an appealingly resilient character, a welcome addition to the roster of sleuths that make the Southwest a hotbed of current mystery fiction." -Publishers Weekly

Newlywed Pauly Caton watches, horrified, as the hot air balloon-the one she should have been riding in-falls from the sky. She races to the wrecked basket to discover both the pilot and her husband Randy dead in the fiery crash. The lone survivor appears to be an unknown child, who runs from the scene, naked and fearful, and disappears from sight. Shocked, Pauly turns to her Grams, a flashy grande dame and carnival owner, and a source of comfort for her pain. During the ensuing weeks, Pauly learns that nearly everything she knew about her new husband was based on lies and deception. As Christmas approaches, she attempts to pick up the pieces of her life and uncovers a host of other surprises about Randy-things that make her question everything about her choice to marry him. She senses she can trust no one, not even the police, and learns that there are secrets which threaten to put her own life in danger. Praise for Susan Slater's previous mystery novels:The Dan Mahoney series:"Flash Flood is just what it sounds like-a fresh, surprising, adrenaline-rush whitewater ride. It's also funny. Susan Slater can flat-out write." -Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author "Slater's excellent sequel to Flash Flood takes insurance investigator Dan Mahoney to tiny Wagon Mound, New Mexico … Readers will be glad they're along for the ride."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "There'll be much, much more, with whispers of everything from alien experiments to voodoo, before Slater closes out this lively, surprising case, first of a series." - Kirkus Reviews "Dan Mahoney is an appealingly resilient character, a welcome addition to the roster of sleuths that make the Southwest a hotbed of current mystery fiction." -Publishers Weekly The Ben Pecos mystery series:"Solid, suspenseful narrative and colorful glimpses of Native American life ... strongly recommend." -Library Journal "A series to watch." -Booklist "… Ben Pecos-raised far from New Mexico's Tewa Pueblo-could become as lasting a fictional presence as Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee." - Chicago Tribune "… a gripping, interesting tale." -5 stars, online review

"A thriller with lots of southwestern atmosphere and a puzzler of a plot that's calculated to keep a reader guessing through the last chapter." -Thomas Perry, New York Times bestselling author Chicago insurance investigator Dan Mahoney is sent to the prosperous Double Horseshoe Ranch in southern New Mexico to investigate the deaths of several prized-and well-insured-cattle. The stakes are high, and Dan hasn't counted on witnessing a murder or falling in love. But it's the flash flood that changes everything, sweeping away a vintage Cadillac and its occupants in a torrent of raging water. Dan stays on at the ranch to continue his investigation, but suddenly, dead people aren't really-and the list of suspects becomes completely convoluted in this mystery filled with twists and turns. Praise for Susan Slater's Flash Flood: "Dan Mahoney is an appealingly resilient character, a welcome addition to the roster of sleuths that make the Southwest a hotbed of current mystery fiction." -Publishers Weekly "Flash Flood is just what it sounds like-a fresh, surprising, adrenaline-rush whitewater ride. It's also funny. Susan Slater can flat-out write." -Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel "There'll be much, much more, with whispers of everything from alien experiments to voodoo, before Slater closes out this lively, surprising case, first of a series." - Kirkus Reviews

Booklist calls the Ben Pecos mysteries, from award-winning author Susan Slater, "A series to watch." Psychologist Ben Pecos takes a transfer to Florida in his job with the Indian Health Service. His first assignment in St. Augustine puts him right in the middle of a terrifying case where a student has brought a gun to school and threatened his teacher. Ben works with both the troubled eight-year-old and the traumatized teacher, Maureen Beltzer. When Mo is offered a new job with the botanical garden at the prestigious Whitney Labs, she jumps at the chance to get out of teaching, little knowing that cataloging and photographing rare orchids may actually involve more danger than her pint-sized adversary ever dreamed of inflicting. Praise for the Ben Pecos mystery series:"This is a wonderful book with loveable heroes." - Library Journal, (on The Pumpkin Seed Massacre) "Susan Slater's Thunderbird is a witty, absorbing tale." -Publishers Weekly "Slater effectively combines an appealing mix of new and existing characters … dry humor; crackling suspense; and a surprise ending." -Booklist "Take a great plot idea and Susan Slater's skill with language, combine them with her understanding of the religion and culture of a proud and ancient people, and you have a gripping novel. The Pumpkin Seed Massacre is her first novel. We mystery lovers hope it's the first of many." - Tony Hillerman "A solid, suspenseful narrative and colorful glimpses of Native American life strongly recommend this …" - Library Journal (on Thunderbird) "… Ben Pecos-raised far from New Mexico's Tewa Pueblo-could become as lasting a fictional presence as Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee." - Chicago Tribune

The fiery midnight crash of a Stealth fighter on a New Mexico reservation and the disappearance of a young Navajo woman put psychologist Ben Pecos and tribal police officer Tommy Spottedhorse on a sinister and mysterious trail. Tribal police lock horns with air force personnel over jurisdiction and the right to search for the missing woman. The murder of a local park ranger and several livestock mutilations complicate the whole picture and take the case from strange to downright bizarre. When it appears the missing Navajo woman, Brenda Begay, may have witnessed what happened that fateful night and might still be alive, Ben and Tommy Spottedhorse race to connect the pieces of the puzzle. Because, otherworldly or not, something evil is out there in the desert, awaiting a final showdown among the ruins of the Ancient Ones. Critical acclaim for Susan Slater's Thunderbird:"Thunderbird is a witty, absorbing tale." -Publishers Weekly "A solid, suspenseful narrative and colorful glimpses of Native American life strongly recommend this ..." -Library Journal