Snare (Steven Hawk/Inola Walela Mystery #2)

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Snare (Steven Hawk/Inola Walela Mysteries #2)

by Deborah J. Ledford (Goodreads Author)

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One rock star sensation. Two men from her past want her dead. Three others will risk everything to keep her safe. Who will be caught in a trap? SNARE - Revenge with a beat.

Native American pop singer/songwriter, Katina Salvo’s career is about to take off. There’s one problem: someone wants to kill her. Katina and her bodyguard, Deputy Steven Hawk, are attacked during an alt...more

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Published December 21st 2010 by Second Wind Publishing, LLC

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Jul 10, 2011 Gorfo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, realistic, where-did-my-face-go

Snare is packed with all of the elements that make a mystery a fantastic mystery. Everyone runs Katina Salvo's life but Katina Salvo. Katina has always had a human shield, someone who has protected her from the world's hatred, from her father's hatred, from her uncle's scorn, finally the truth comes out and all is revealed in this novel, as Katina's eyes are opened to the hostility of the world that surrounds her! Bonds are broken, formed and repaired in this exciting novel! After the first 50 p...more

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May 22, 2012 Sheila rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cultural, current_issues, mystery, relationships, suspense

Deborah Ledford’s mystery, Snare, plays music with mystery, action and excellent locations. It’s the second book in a series starting police Deputy Steven Hawk and his associate Inola Walela. Hawk is called on to lead the protective details around secretive Native American singer/songwriter Katina during her first ever live concert. But the singer’s business manager has been hiding death threats from her, and the girl who likes to hide away feels more vulnerable than ever as secrets come out.

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Feb 11, 2011 Mark rated it 5 of 5 stars

At an electrifying pace from tribal ritual drums and flutes to the beat of the modern pop music scene Native American pop singer, Karina Salvo prepares to emerge from her reclusive cocoon to her first concert on a national stage.
Having written and performed her songs as a recording artist Salvo’s agent Petra Sullivan has prepared the singer to meet her adoring public for the first time in the heart of Appalachia, a small theatre in Bryson City, North Carolina. The concert is sold out and the loc...more At an electrifying pace from tribal ritual drums and flutes to the beat of the modern pop music scene Native American pop singer, Karina Salvo prepares to emerge from her reclusive cocoon to her first concert on a national stage.
Having written and performed her songs as a recording artist Salvo’s agent Petra Sullivan has prepared the singer to meet her adoring public for the first time in the heart of Appalachia, a small theatre in Bryson City, North Carolina. The concert is sold out and the local Sheriff appoints Deputy Steven Hawk to handle all security issues. Hawk’s preparation for the concert reveals that Salvo’s delayed introduction to the public has been because of her reluctance to have her private life peered into by journalists and paparazzi as she has a secret. Her father is in jail for killing her mother when Salvo was barely eight years old, and he has been released from jail the week of the concert and is considered to be behind the death threats that the young singer has been receiving in the form of hate mail for several months.
Salvo had been raised on the reservation by her mother’s people on the Taos Pueblo along the plains of New Mexico and is the first of her tribe to be recognized for her musical talent. It is to her aunt’s house that Salvo runs, needing a place to hide after the attempt on her life at the concert that has left her petrified and estranged from her manager, and has left Deputy Hawk injured in his attempt to protect her from a malicious Native American presence at the concert, the appearance of her uncle, Taima. Was he there in spirit or in person? Witnesses at the reservation swear he was on their land at the time of the attack but neither Salvo nor Hawk are convinced and as they heal, her spiritually and he physically, they conduct their own investigation from the confines of her aunt’s home.
Is it her revengeful father, the ghostly appearances of her uncle or the tribal drum beat itself that sound the death knell for Salvo and will Hawk, in Ledford’s second in a trilogy featuring the young African American deputy from North Carolina, be up to the task to protect Salvo from the snare he has inadvertently placed her in by bring her home to the Taos Pueblo?
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Feb 11, 2011 Malcolm rated it 5 of 5 stars

Deborah J. Ledford’s “Snare,” book two of the Deputy Hawk/Inola Walela Thriller Series quickly entangles readers who believe young Katina Salvo’s broken past will remain long ago and far away. A popular California songwriter and recording star, Katina has never released photographs and videos or appeared in a live concert because she doesn’t want her fans to know what happened in Valentine, Nebraska on August 29, 1995 at 11:29 p.m.

After convincing her twenty-three-year-old Native American signin...more Deborah J. Ledford’s “Snare,” book two of the Deputy Hawk/Inola Walela Thriller Series quickly entangles readers who believe young Katina Salvo’s broken past will remain long ago and far away. A popular California songwriter and recording star, Katina has never released photographs and videos or appeared in a live concert because she doesn’t want her fans to know what happened in Valentine, Nebraska on August 29, 1995 at 11:29 p.m.

After convincing her twenty-three-year-old Native American signing sensation she owes her fans a live concert, business manager Petra Sullivan hand-picks a small theater in North Carolina so Katina can debut in a nonthreatening environment.

However, before they leave for the Great Smoky Mountains, Katina discovers that Petra has been hiding threatening fan mail from her. Both overprotective and nurturing, Petra is the mother Katina was never allowed to have. Katina asks if the series of letters is coming from the father she wants to forget.

While Petra maintains the nasty letters are simply a nuisance downside of being famous, Katina is less certain, and wonders what else Petra has been keeping from her. The concert goes forward as scheduled because, as Petra tells Katina, “you can’t hide out forever.” Plus, Katina’s safety is a top priority through the efforts of the sheriff’s point man on the security detail, Deputy Steven Hawk. Hawk also appeared in Ledford’s stunning debut novel “Staccato” (Second Wind Publishing, 2009).

The concert appears to be a triumph until Katina is attacked by a shadowy man in the audience who escapes leaving few clues behind. Katina thinks she knows who it was. Hawk thinks he is responsible for the security lapse. Together, they plan to ensnare the perpetrator. Against the advice of Petra, Hawk’s girl friend and sheriff’s department colleague, Inola, and veteran officer Kenneth Stiles, they fly to the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico where Katina’s past lies hidden.

In “Snare,” Ledford brings her readers a novel of contrasts: Katina’s horrible childhood vs. a successful recording career, people who can be trusted vs. those who follow their own agendas, Native American beliefs vs. mainstream spiritual viewpoints, and the lush beauty western North Carolina vs. the stark beauty of central New Mexico. “Snare” has been nominated for a Hillerman Sky Award, an honor presented to the mystery that best captures the landscape of the Southwest.

While “Snare” does not quite match the bone-chilling punch of “Staccato,” it excels in other ways with deeper character development, a realistic presentation of Native American society and beliefs, and the role of family and friends in the choices one makes. By no means legato, “Snare” provides an ever-tightening story with a realistic, satisfying and unpredictable conclusion

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Jun 06, 2011 Cici rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller-crime, mystery

I am loving this book right now. I love how the main character, Katina thinks and talks, she is very wise and interesting.
I absolutely love learning about the Taos Pueblo Indians. I love reading about the beautiful reservation, how the indians live and think, the spiritual and symbolism, what they eat and how they dress. I love it all!
When I was in elementary school I went to a few classes that taught us about our Indian heritage, I am part Cherokee. It was so interesting and cool to me, learn...more I am loving this book right now. I love how the main character, Katina thinks and talks, she is very wise and interesting.
I absolutely love learning about the Taos Pueblo Indians. I love reading about the beautiful reservation, how the indians live and think, the spiritual and symbolism, what they eat and how they dress. I love it all!
When I was in elementary school I went to a few classes that taught us about our Indian heritage, I am part Cherokee. It was so interesting and cool to me, learning of the different tribes and life styles, I was even fascinated with the cool indian names. I loved putting on the beautiful headdress of feathers, and the hand-stitched leather moccasins and the beautiful beading, which I had to smile when Aunt Sylvie made the intentional mistake bead in each of her bead work, because we learned that they also did that to symbolize that no one is perfect and we all make mistakes.. so as a little girl whenever I would make bracelets or necklaces with beads or just thread, I would always add in my own mistake or just leave the mistake I already made.
This book is really taking me back and I'm really enjoying it.
I love when an author can take you to a place you've never been to before and you feel like you're right there, experiencing it with them.
Great job so far, Deborah. Thank you for sharing this book with us.
Sadly, I'm coming close to the end of this book.

I finished reading this book the night I wrote my last review and I really enjoyed this book. I would love to read another Katina Salvo book, I found her story and her people so very interesting and she is such a strong character.

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Taima ended up not being such a bad guy and the end and I hoped he didn't get caught and maybe they could've built some kind of relationship, I mean maybe he wasn't really going to kill her anyways, maybe just threaten her because of the whole drum thing.. yeah sure it was very aggressive and unrealistic for threats, but he kinda like that anyways(wishful thinking)
I feel so sad for Katina, I wanted her to feel like she belonged somewhere. I really wanted her to stay with her people and I wanted a love story with her and Jacob. I hoped that Petra and her daughter made up. So... I think we definetly need another Katina book!!! :)

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May 10, 2011 Rebecca Mabe rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

Read this as a monthly bookclub read. Was pleasantly surprised by it. Let me start off by saying that I'm not a mystery/thriller reader. It's just not my genre. So I was reluctant to read this one because it was advertised as such and the cover art seemed graphic. It was not terribly graphic and I found myself really liking Deputy Hawk and his plucky g/f Inola who as I understand it are the figures that appear in this set of novels. The alternating POV was well crafted and helped move the story...more

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Apr 27, 2011 Romancing the Book rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

Review by Judy Nickles

Deborah J. Ledford’s second novel, Snare (Second Wind Publishing), qualifies as a bonafide thriller. The author has mastered the art of changing the POVs of her well-developed characters from chapter to chapter without losing the thread of their individual importance within the story. While many writing gurus caution against multiple points of view, Ms Ledford has used them skillfully.

Mingling the potential victim’s American Indian heritage with her current world adds not o...more

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Apr 25, 2011 Cathy Cole rated it 4 of 5 stars

First Line: Katina's eyes locked on the straight-back chair she had wedged under the doorknob.

Katina Salvo has come a long way from her abusive childhood. The reclusive Native American singer/songwriter's music sells very well, even though she's never made a personal appearance or given a concert. Her manager feels that it's time to change all that and have Katina move another step up the ladder, so a concert is booked in a small North Carolina theater where Deputy Steven Hawk will be put in cha...more First Line: Katina's eyes locked on the straight-back chair she had wedged under the doorknob.

Katina Salvo has come a long way from her abusive childhood. The reclusive Native American singer/songwriter's music sells very well, even though she's never made a personal appearance or given a concert. Her manager feels that it's time to change all that and have Katina move another step up the ladder, so a concert is booked in a small North Carolina theater where Deputy Steven Hawk will be put in charge of the singer's security.

Something goes terribly wrong at the concert, and Katina and Hawk are attacked. No one is quite sure of the assailant's identity, so the singer and the deputy regroup in familiar territory for Katina: the Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation in New Mexico. Hawk is determined to find this mysterious attacker before he can get close enough to kill the talented young woman.

Snare was so good that I'm going to have to get my hands on a copy of Ledford's first book in the series, Staccato. The pacing kept the story moving at a fast clip, and the plot-- after giving readers two viable suspects-- kept me trying to guess the right one. (I guessed wrong, by the way.)

Ledford has created a compelling story where the main characters are all members of minorities. (I love it when the Lone Ranger doesn't show up and the day is saved anyway.) She's also very adept at adding small details that can pack a big emotional punch-- as when the very young Katina is hiding in her bedroom and marking time on her Hello Kitty alarm clock.

The scenes revolving around the concert-- both doublechecking the security set-up, the concert itself, and the near-riot and attack-- moved lightning quick, were frightening, and felt almost as though I were watching a video. Everything was crystal clear in my mind's eye. Also much appreciated were the details of Taos Pueblo life and culture during the scenes taking place in New Mexico.

All in all, I found Snare to be a very good read, and I'm hoping Deputy Hawk has a good long run of many books to come.(less)

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Mar 13, 2013 Cindy Howell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another good read from Deborah J. Ledford! I enjoyed the contrast between the two settings - the mountains of western NC that are so familiar to me and northern New Mexico that I have never visited. Once again, the book had a great story line and the suspense had me opening the book every time I had a spare minute. If you enjoy a good mystery, I definitely recommend Snare.

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Feb 05, 2013 Gordon rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Great story. Good plot. Rather slow moving at times, but plenty of well researched detail.

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May 07, 2011 Amy rated it 2 of 5 stars

I was enjoying the story until the description of Lincoln, Nebraska that included "weaving among the tightly packed crowd" on the sidewalk and "a row of street vendors of varying ethnicities". I guess Ms. Ledford has never been to Lincoln, Nebraska. I had trouble taking the story seriously after paragraph three, although the description of the Pueblo reservation was beautiful. I hope for the sake of the Pueblo people that it's actually accurate.

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Jun 16, 2011 Steven rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Snare was a very fast paced, fun read. It had solid characters that did things I wasn't expecting. Now I can only hope that there might be another Steven Hawk title in the future.

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Jan 07, 2013 Arthur rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm a fan of Deb Ledford and have read her previous novels. This was is up there as her best yet.

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About Deborah J. Ledford

Deborah is the author of the Steven Hawk/Inola Walela suspense series, including: CRESCENDO, SNARE--The Hillerman Sky Award Finalist, and Finalist for the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards in the Mystery / Suspense category, and STACCATO from Second Wind Publishing.

Also a writer of short stories, she is a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and her award-winning stories appear in numerous print...more

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