Publication: Walker and Company, 1987, New York
First edition. Author's third book. Fine in dust jacket. An archaeologist spying on the midnight rites of a cult group inside an extinct New Mexico volcano is murdered ... felled by the brutal thrust of a prehistoric spear-throwing weapon. All the evidence points to one of Sheriff Charles Matthews's own deputies, Raul Trujillo, as the killer. Not only had Raul and the victim had a fierce argument the night of the crime, but the murder weapon was found in RaulAs room! But Matthews doesn't buy it. In order to prove his deputy's innocence, Matthews will take off his badge and step into a haunted southwestern landscape where vengeance is still a reason to kill.
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