Desert Kill

by Philip Gerard

Against the sun-baked landscape of Arizona, chilling events unfold as Paul Pope, chief of police, conducts a serial-murder investigation. Paul's nephew, Roy, is English professor at the local university. When one of his girl students disappears it becomes apparent that the killer is in their midst.

Genres: Mystery

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Philip Gerard is the author of 13 books, including The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina. Gerard was the author of Our State's Civil War series. He currently teaches in the department of creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had a hunch it was someone they knew, interesting read, glad the outcome was good for one of the characters.

[Kevin Mays · Rating 3 out of 5]

So it was a fun ride but the ending was lazy.