Concrete Desert

"Talton''s summer mystery, a first novel, shows how fertile the desert can be as a mystery setting... A stunning debut." —Booklist STARRED review

Having recently lost his job as a history professor, David Mapstone returns to his boyhood home of Phoenix, Arizona, to find the city dramatically changed. It''s now a haven for wealthy retirees and a seasonal retreat for West Coast "sophisticates," but p...