BOOKS PUBLISHED IN 2011:

 

PECOS VALLEY REVIVAL

Was a finalist in the New Mexico Book of the Year Award in the historical novel category!

 

Five Star/Cengage

January 2011

ISBN 978-1-59414-926-9

 

It’s early October 1923, and three interesting things are going on in the generally dull town of Rosedale, New Mexico: the fall cattle drive, the fall rodeo, and a tent revival.

     Annabelle Blue is excited about the first two events. The last one might be okay if it weren’t for the Reverend Milo Strickland’s sister, Esther, whose ethereal loveliness has captivated all the men in town, including Annabelle’s long-time beau, Phil Gunderson.

      In spite of this, Annabelle pitches in and helps prepare for the rodeo, which is always accompanied by a community-wide party and barbecue. This year’s rodeo and barbecue are being held at the Gundersons’ ranch, about twelve miles west of Rosedale. And although Phil seems to hang around with Esther lot more than Annabelle deems proper, she enjoys the rodeo with her best friend, Myrtle Hall—until one of the stars of the rodeo, Kenny Sawyer, falls ill and later dies.

 

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FALLEN ANGELS

 

Five Star/Cengage

Book #3 in the Mercy Allcutt Books

May 2011

ISBN 978-1-59414-959-7

 

     Transplanted Boston Brahmin, Mercy Allcutt, has had some very exciting times as secretary to private investigator, Ernie Templeton. While it’s true she’s been in what she considers a wee bit of trouble (and Ernie considers out-and-out danger) a time or two, she’s determined to continue learning the ways of the “real” world.

       However, when she sets out to find her wandering boss, Ernie, one hot September afternoon, she not only discovers a corpse, but she also finds Ernie, bound and gagged. Worse, when the police arrive to investigate the crime, they peg Ernie as the killer.

           Well, Mercy isn’t about to let them get away with that, no matter how many times Ernie tells her to butt out of the police inquiry. The only question is whether she’ll survive her investigatorial efforts once again, or if she’ll become one more “Fallen Angel.”

 

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GENTEEL SPIRITS

 

 

Book #5 in the Daisy Gumm Majesty Series

Five Star/Cengage

August 2011

ISBN 978-1-4328-2500-3

 

Daisy Gumm Majesty is back, and she’s up to her ears again. Not only does she have to deal with her husband Billy’s declining health and her dog Spike’s obedience training, but she’s been hired by Lola de la Monica, a fabulously spoiled silent-screen beauty, to be her spiritual advisor on the set of her next picture. As if this wasn’t already enough, a friend asks her to find out who’s been sending him poison-pen letters. Her problems only multiply when Sam Rotondo, Billy’s best friend and Daisy’s worst nightmare, is stationed on the same picture set as she!

 

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See Pasadena during Daisy’s Day

 

PECOS VALLEY INCIDENT

 

A short historical cozy mystery story featuring Annabelle Blue, protagonist of my Pecos Valley books, published in e-book format on Kindle and Smashwords for 99 cents. Whatta deal!

My daughter Robin took this picture, by the way. I’m glad she doesn’t mind me swiping her photographs for my e-book covers.

 

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Alice Duncan

P.O. Box 4316

Roswell, NM 88202-4316

alice@aliceduncan.net