Tainted Mountain

by Shannon Baker

Book Overview

Nora Abbott needs to make enough snow to save her ski resort from the drought that is ravishing Northern Arizona, and her recent court victory should mean good times are ahead. But when the death of Nora's husband brings her overbearing mother into town, energy tycoon Barrett McCreary uses the opportunity to launch what might just be a hostile takeover of her cash-strapped resort. To make matters worse, the local Hopi tribe still claims that making...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738734225
• ISBN13: 9780738734224
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Midnight Ink
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

If you like stories about the Native American tribes of the Southwest you will enjoy this book, but

This is a mystery only in the sense that you don't know who's going to die next, but not much else is a surprise. I gave it 4 stars rather than 3 because Shannon Baker does an excellent job telling us about the Hopi people, their belief's, and culture, which I enjoyed very much. The rest of the book is standard bad mom, crazy friend, lying husband, and loyal dog. We know who done it in chapter 5 because she tells us, and everything else is not much of a surprise either. My main complaint is that our heroine, Nora Abbott is an idiot. All kinds of people are out to kill her, and she runs around like a ninny. She never has an intelligent thought or action; stereotyping? The completely brainless and helpless female. When others tell her to stay put. to stay safe, she runs off to try and get herself, or someone else, killed; again. It is hard to believe anyone who can successfully run a resort is this stupid. In her situation any sane person would have gotten a gun and a 280 lb body guard. That being said Ms. Baker can write well and I was entertained if irritated.