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The hunter is free to kill again -- and hour by hour, he draws closer . . . The brilliant psychopath Andrew Carlisle spent only six years in prison for the brutal torture–murder of a young girl of the Tohono O'otham tribe. The testimony of Diana Ladd -- a teacher on the reservation -- put... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Diana Ladd: Wants to be a writer. Grew up belittled by her father. Lacks confidence. Marriage a disappointment. Loves her son. Cares for Rita, aka Dancing Quail
- Brandon Walker: Detective who let her down after the murder of Rita's granddaughter by asking her to trust in the system, which also let him down. Poor self esteem. His mother treats him like a teenager, and his father has some form of dementia or Alzheimer's.
- Gary Ladd: Diana's husband who committed suicide.
- Andrew Carlisle: Add a description of this character.
- Rita Antone or Dancing Quail: Bonded with Diana Ladd following the murder of her granddaughter. Lives with and cares for Diana and Davy Ladd. Treats Davy like an Indian.
- Davy Ladd: Six-year old son of Diana Ladd and Gary Ladd. Feels very close to Rita. Wants to be an Indian. Speaks Papago.
- Iona Cooper: Diana's mother. Tolerates her cruel husband. Loves Diana but does not stand up to her husband's abuse of Diana.
- Max Cooper: Diana Ladd's father. Garbageman. In reality his wife runs the dump, but he is seldom there. Drunk a lot. Hates Diana.
- Sheriff Dushane: Big fish in little pond. Runs a corrupt office. Evidence in Andrew Carlisle's case went missing.
- Fat Crack: Rita's nephew. Scientologist.
- Father John
- Myrna Louise
- J. A. Jance
- Garrison Ladd
- Gina Antone
- Ron Mallory
- Nana Dahd
- Olhoni
- Coyote
- Louella
- George Deeson
- Farrell
- Johnny Rivkin
- Joseph
- Diana Lee Cooper
- Toby Walker
- Juanita
- Mark
- Mama
- Waldo
- Dr. Johnston
- Bone
- Ernesto Tashquinth
- Dr. Rosemead
- Roger
- Margie Danielson
- Jake Spaulding
Setting & Locations edit
- Tucson
- Papago
- Florence
- Topawa
- Phoenix
- Oregon
- California
- Ban Thak
- Picacho Peak
- Chicago
- San Xavier
- Iona Dade
- Arizona
- Duluth
First Sentence edit
THE ROOM WAS square and hot, and so was the man sitting at the gray-green metallic desk.
Authors & Contributors edit
- J. A. Jance (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0688096301
Page Count: 370
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0688096301
Page Count: 370
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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