The Grey Pilgrim

by J.M. Hayes

Arizona, 1940. Deputy U.S. Marshall and Spanish Civil War veteran J.D. Fitzpatrick arrives in Tucson, a shell-shock case. His job should be a low pressure, but the insensitive local BIA agent provokes a gunfight over registering the Papagos men for the draft. Fitzpatrick is sent to the reservation to arrest the ringleader, Jujul, and his band of renegades, but they have disappeared into the desert. Why should they serve in the military of a country that refuses to recognize their citizenship? Meanwhile, a Japanese military police corps agent is sent to America to stir up discontent among the tribes and encourage the Papago rebellion in order to buy more preparation time for Japan's Pacific campaign. All these forces, including ghosts from J.D.'s stint in Spain, collide along the Gulf of California, in this unexpected mystery.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

J.M. "Mike" Hayes has been an anthropologist, an archaeologist, and has supervised youth camping, sports, an recreation programs. He was born and raised on the flat earth of central Kansas his Mad Dog & Englishman mysteries take place. He graduated from Wichita State University and did post graduate work at the University of Arizona. He makes his home in Tucson (site of his first novel, The Grey Pilgrim) with his wife, several computers, 4000 or so books, and a small herd of German Shepherds.

Series:
* Mad Dog and Englishman Mystery

Reviews

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this read with interesting characters set in a location I'm familiar with.

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm currently Reading Server Down the fifth book in his Mad Dog and Englishman series. His first book The Grey Pilgrim is in my humble opinion his best book to date. Great story, great characters, great settings, all tied together in a great read.

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: based on true facts about an Indian uprising in the early 1940s in Arizona. Throw in Japanese spies trying to stir things up.