false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173278488m/266512.jpg 266512 4 Polygamy can be murder!<br><br><br><br>That's what private detective Lena Jones learns when she helps thirteen year old Rebecca escape from Purity, a polygamy compound hidden in a desolate area near straddling Utah/Arizona border.<br><br><br><br>When Rebecca's mother is arrested for the murder of Prophet Solomon Royal, Rebecca's intended husband, Lena enters Purity masquerading as a polygamist wife to uncover the real murderer. In doing so, Lena finds out more than she bargained for--the shocking secret the cult's Circle of Elders will kill to keep.<br><br><br><br>During her investigations, Lena also discovers more about her own past. At the age of four she was found lying unconscious by the side of an Arizona highway, a bullet robbing her of her memories. Raised in a series of foster homes, Lena does not remember her real name nor the names of her parents. She thinks she has put the past behind her, but the sins of Purity's polygamous mothers and fathers force her to reexamine the few memories she has of her own mother--the woman who shot her... 2669251 2003 Desert Wives (Lena Jones Mysteries (Paperback)) total:33|5:9|4:11|3:9|2:4|1:0| 33 124 52 12 4 0 false false Mon Mar 02 07:48:32 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 07:51:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 14:12:37 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:14:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 29 05:56:04 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 06:02:14 -0700 2008
There's a touch of Tony Hillerman through the frequent allusions to native-American spiritual beliefs but the book is not really d...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 15 19:31:10 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 19:33:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 29 10:51:28 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 08 14:39:44 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 19 15:32:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 20 08:09:18 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 08:13:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 16 08:34:18 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 25 09:33:09 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Feb 03 06:04:37 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:22:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 21 18:15:42 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 18:19:07 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jan 28 21:25:25 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 30 20:46:43 -0700 2008
Who killed the Prophet?
Maybe one of many wives?
Lena solves the case.
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