From Publishers Weekly
Fans of Page's series hero, big, blind Santa Fe sculptor Mo Bowdre, will surely relish this sequel to The Stolen Gods . Readers unacquainted with Mo's charms may be somewhat mystified. The sculptor's character seems mostly defined by his laugh--a weird noise that punctuates his conversation at odd moments--and his sensitivity, which is here mentioned more than demonstrated. His Hopi lover, Connie Barnes, is enigmatic and silent to the point of caricature. She also does the driving, in this instance to a remote research institute in the wilds of New Mexico. There the FBI hopes to use Mo's gifts of detection to help them figure out the case that has led to an undercover agent's death at the bottom of Skeleton Canyon. The narrative thread knots as tribal legends about hidden gold tangle with with hints of a present-day smuggling ring and bitterly feuding academics. Page writes with masterful understatement about Mo's blindness--it is rarely referred to, and, beyond the driving limitations, doesn't much slow him down. The locales and cultural heritage represented here, however, have been plied to better effect in Tony Hillerman's mysteries and in James Doss's soon to be published debut, The Shaman Sings .
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Library Journal
Skeleton Canyon is a mysterious place, full of caves, exotic snakes, and interesting plants for examination by researchers and scientists at the Denver Museum's desert research station. When a dead woman is found in one of the many caves, it is discovered that she was an FBI agent searching for smuggled Aztec treasure. Enter Bowdre, a blind undercover investigator, and his Hopi girlfriend, as people begin to go missing and or turn up dead. Who is behind the murders? What are they trying to hide? Reader Buck Schirner helps keep this convoluted tale in order by identifying each character with a different accent and pace of speech. Recommended for mystery collections.
Miriam Kahn, Columbus, OhioCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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