Blue Moon Bench

by D.L. Blanchard

Staged in the rugged beauty of the southwest, this story unravels as illustrator Jessica, a Tibetan Buddhist, needs to solve the murder of her new husbands first wife to save their marriage, or possibly her own life. Is she married to a murderer? Filled with adventure in the form of Navajo ghosts, drugs and artifact smuggling, this novels unforgettable story makes it a must read!

300 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 27, 2013

About the author

The author of Blue Moon Bench is a Tibetan Buddhist now living on the western slope of Colorado. She is a fine artist and author who lived in Arizona for over 17 years and spent many days hiking in canyons and deserts in the southwest. She has written many articles for magazines such as Southwest Art Magazine, as well as the Article “Shaman’s and Master Artists: Understanding the Parallels in Rock Art” printed in “American Indian Rock Art – Volume 23” published by the American Rock Art Research Association. Blue Moon Bench is the first in a series of mystery novels based in the southwest. She is currently writing Volume Two; “The Magic Shaman” coming soon. She loves including the mystical part of the sacred beliefs and ceremony of the native people because they are very similar to Tibetan culture and rituals which she carries in her heart.

Her fine art has been shown in many fine art galleries in the southwest including Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona. She still loves traveling around the southwest with paints and sketch pad capturing the beauty she loves to paint and write about. Many of her chapters capture the spectacular landscapes of northern Arizona’s canyons and vast desert plains. It’s quiet beauty appeals to her Buddhist sensibilities seeking peace and harmony with nature