StarBright

The DreadfulWater series returns with its signature wit, beloved characters and a whole new mystery, from the #1 bestselling author of Indians on Vacation and Black Ice Not too long ago, Thumps DreadfulWater was a large-format landscape photographer. Now, somehow, he has come full circle back to law enforcement as Chinook’s acting sheriff, filling in for Duke Hockney, who is off on a luxury cruise with his dead wife’s best friend. And if that wasn’t trouble enough, Thumps must deal with a gathering of UFO enthusiasts who have camped out on reservation land under dispute, a documentary film crew that aren’t what they seem, a game corridor right-of-way that is something else and the return of master criminal Virginia Traynor, with the enigmatic Cisco Cruz hard on her heels. Oh, and a pregnant cat. Things heat up with the discovery of a burned-out van with two bodies inside, and suddenly, Thumps finds himself in the middle of a tangle of intrigue where nothing makes much sense, and everywhere he turns is danger. Thank goodness for coffee and doughnuts.