Blood on the Cimarron: An Oklahoma Mystery - Paperback

by Mary Coley (Author)

Claire Northcutt discovers she and her family are caught in the crosshairs of a vengeance-seeking murderer after she finds wild mustang rescue ranch owner J.B. Floren slashed to death on his Cimarron River ranch.The bloody scene reactivates her post traumatic stress; she killed a stalker who invaded her home years ago.The rancher's murder investigation soon focuses on her nephew, Denver, a horse trainer and Afghanistan veteran. Her teenage son, Cade, is certain of Denver's innocence.Claire struggles to keep it together and keep the attentions of her neighbor Holt Braden at arm's length after Denver is arrested for drugs; the police seem intent on charging him with the murder as well.Operating with hypervigilance, Claire digs deeper into the rancher's mustang rescue operation, uncovering possible motives for his murder and a silent partner. When Denver's girlfriend is badly beaten soon after Denver is released on bail, Claire's fears for her family intensify. Claire has attracted another stalker.The clock is ticking.

Author Biography

Mary Coley is a native Oklahoman, where she has worked as a naturalist, journalist, environmental educator and communications officer. An award-winning writer, Coley has twice been named a Creative Woman of Oklahoma, and has been a finalist in the Oklahoma Book Awards and a two-time finalist in the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. Blood on the Cimarron is her fifth novel. She has also written a nonfiction environmental education book for children and numerous education curriculums. Coley lives in Tulsa and in Santa Fe, New Mexico.