Picnic in the Ruins

by Todd Robert Petersen

Book Overview

Named Best Mystery Thriller in the 2021 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards

"Part mystery; part quirky, darkly funny, mayhem-filled thriller; and part meditation on what it means to 'own' land, artifacts, and the narrative of history in the West . . . A fast-paced, highly entertaining hybrid of Tony Hillerman and Edward Abbey." --Kirkus Reviews

Anthropologist Sophia Shepard is researching the impact of tourism on cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640093222
• ISBN13: 9781640093225
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

An enjoyable read

Some may consider the events that connected the characters may be too coincidental, but that is the point of a novel like this. The story was intriguing, however I was more interested in the bigger questions the novel posed. Questions like "Who owns history?" "Who has the right to historical land and artifacts?" "Do humans really ruin everything?" The answer to that last question is yes, but I already knew that before reading. Lol. I would recommend reading, it shifted my understanding of National Parks, but was also a fun and adventurous read.