Missionaries from the Stars

For centuries up to the present missionaries have traveled to newly "discovered" lands on Earth to convert the Native population to the conquerors' religion. What would happen if a civilization on a planet several light years away "discovered" the planet of Earth and decided to send missionaries to Earth to convert humans to the interplanetary faith?

Faded Pueblos: of the Tiguex War

This illustrated paperback describes about a dozen Tiwa Pueblo villages on both sides of the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, N.M., that resisted the Coronado expedition in pitched battles over the winter of 1540–41 in America's first Indian war. That was followed by guerrilla warfare the following winter that ended with the Spaniards retreating to Mexico in early 1542. 

A Brother's Cold Case

When the murder of Andy Cornell's police detective brother is still unsolved after two and a half years, Andy enters Albuquerque's hidden worlds of cartel violence, street people, and Pueblo secrets to find justice.

Andy's ex-wife, a cold-case detective he once loved, a Pueblo tribal policeman,  a college history professor, and a homeless drug informant seem unlikely allies. But they help Andy untangle conflicting details about Rick's homicide.

Pueblo Mysteries

This collection of six of my Pueblo short stories is now available as either a print book or an e-book. Mystery stories from different pueblos in New Mexico, a land of enchanting allure with its scenic deserts, forests, and mountains.

In "Hunting Season," an Indian newspaper reporter discovers the truth behind a Jémez hunting accident. An Indian policeman is torn between the law and his tribal customs in "The Ancestor." In "An Unwilling, Patient" an old, sick Cochiti man disappears when his daughter tries to put him in a hospital. An Iraq war veteran's only clue is "The Woman with a Rain Pot" when he's assigned to a cold-case murder that occurred near Acoma while he was overseas. "To Steal What Is Sacred" explores the international trade in stolen, ancient Indian artifacts. While excavating a 500-year-old pueblo ruin in 1934, an archaeology student sees spirits from the past who persuade him to rethink his career in "Shadows of a Lost Time."