Death of a Myth Maker

Texana Jones #4

by Allana Martin

When trading post owner Texana Jones and her veterinarian husband Clay take refuge at the Paisano Hotel in Marfa, they again cross paths with danger. Texana is begged by a rancher to help a possible killer escape arrest. In this fourth in the borderland series, murder and its resolution play out amid the mixed Anglo and Hispanic culture of the trading post and the river. As usual the most convincing married pair in mystery are aided by a charming cast of eccentrics.

Genres: Mystery

240 pages, Hardcover

First published March 11, 2000

About the author

Allana lives in Marfa, Texas, with her husband.

Her first novel, Death of a Healing Woman, won the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award.

She is a former journalism teacher.

Reviews

[RJ · Rating 1 out of 5]

i thought this was a murder mystery but it's really more of a detailed explanation of west texas history, which is cool in its own right, but i was also expecting more dead people and mystery solving.

[Jeannette · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book one of the most boring that I have ever read. No real substance and just a very uninteresting story. I was expecting murder and we got just about everything but.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice easy going style.
There's always a murder (or two)

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very slow moving book in a way that depicts the atmosphere of the location.
It is great to read about an locale with which I am somewhat familiar. Makes me
want to plan a road trip!

[Jeff Dickison · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good little Texana Jones murder mystery. Texana's friend is murdered in her trading post parking lot and she is suspected by the police. She also gets involved in the murder of a con-man and is eventually saved by her pet bobcat. Too adult to be considered a cozy, this is just a little murder mystery well done. Recommended.