Wing Beat

Deputy Tempe Crabtree #5

by Marilyn Meredith

Tempe Crabtree, resident deputy of Bear Creek, a small community in the southern Sierra, as once again finds herself torn between loyalty to her minister husband, her job, and her Native American heritage. The wingbeat of an owl?a harbinger of danger...Suspicious newcomers and a hidden marijuana farm...A false accusation, shaken faith, a grandfather's heartache...And murder.

178 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2004

About the author

aka F.M. Meredith.

Marilyn Meredith is the author of over thirty published novels, including the award winning Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series and the under the name F. M. Meredith, the Rocky Bluff P.D. series. She borrows a lot from where she lives in the Southern Sierra for the town of Bear Creek and the surrounding area, including the nearby Tule River Indian Reservation.

For the Rocky Bluff P.D. series, she uses a lot she remembers from her time living on the coast, in a place much like Rocky Bluff.

She does like to remind everyone that she is writing fiction. Marilyn is a member of EPIC, three chapters of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and on the board of the Public Safety Writers of America
Series:
* Deputy Tempe Crabtree

Reviews

[Steve Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Compelling story

In this intense story, Hitch is faced with false accusations. There were enough twists in the narrative to keep me turning pages. I tried to finish reading last night, but my eyes wouldn't cooperate.

[Sandy Duke · Rating 1 out of 5]

This series is going downhill. The author has gradually been adding more foul language and dangerously mixing Native American religious beliefs with Christianity. I think I'm done with the series.