Death
of a Myth Maker
A
Texana Jones Mystery
Allana
Martin
St.
Martin's Minotaur (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-312-25241-2 (0312252412)
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-25241-0 (9780312252410)
Publication Date: March 2000
List Price: $23.95
Synopsis (from
the publisher): Texana gains firsthand knowledge of just how dangerous
life on her part of the beautiful Texas-Mexico border can be. In the
peaceful nighttime air, Texana and her sister-in-law Fran marvel at the
mysterious Marfa lights. Legend has it that the lights are fires lit by
an Apache chief to help his tribe find their way home, but others
contend that the lights are just some type of natural phenomenon.
Whatever their origin, that is the type of mystery that the people of
Polvo are used to.
When Ella Spivey, one of the wealthy sisters of the seven sisters
ranch, brings a handsome man home, people begin to wonder. The man,
Julian Row, claims to have traveled all over the world and seems to
have completely wooed Ella. Her sister, Leila, does not trust Julian at
all and tries to run him out of town. Then Julian is found shot by the
side of the road. It soon becomes clear that the man was a "myth
maker," a scheming liar, and had many people in his life who would have
been more than happy to kill him. The question is who actually had the
opportunity.
A friend of the Spiveys' because her veterinarian husband takes care of
their cattle, Texana becomes involved in the mystery. She realizes that
the sisters are very close-knit, but is unsure if that would lead Leila
to commit murder. Texana is moved to find out the truth of who Julian
really was and what happened to him. She suspects that his murder is
connected with that of a street photographer from the Mexican side of
the border, but her quest leads her to more questions than answers.
Review:
Death
of a Myth Maker is the fourth
mystery by Allana Martin to feature border resident Texana Jones.
Sometimes a mystery book seems to hit all the right notes, and Death of
a Myth Maker is one of those mysteries. Martin effectively
transports
the reader to southwest Texas along the Rio Grande with mesmerizing
descriptions of the area inhabited by Texana Jones. The characters are
richly drawn, and the mystery simultaneously simple in its scope yet
complex in its detail.
Death
of a Myth Maker is certainly
one of the best mysteries to be published this year, and is highly
recommended.
Review Copyright © 2000 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved
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Location(s) referenced: Texas, Mexico.
