The Replacement Child

A Mystery

By: Christine Barber

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Paperback | 22 June 2010 | Edition Number 1

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288 Pages

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21.6 x 13.5 x 1.65

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Late one night editor Lucy Newroe answers the phone in Santa Fe's Capital Tribune newsroom. The caller is the notorious Scanner Lady – an anonymous tipster whose hobby is to phone with tips from her police scanner. The old woman tells Lucy she just overheard two Santa Fe cops discussing a dead body. While Lucy is checking out the tip, she discovers Scanner Lady has been killed.

Lucy tries to enlist the help of Detective Gil Montoya, but his mind is on other problems. He has just been handed the case of Melissa Baca, a seventh-grade teacher whose body was thrown off the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. Over the course of the next few days, as Lucy and Gil hunt down two killers, they discover their cases are intertwined in the most intimate ways.

Rich with details of Santa Fe and the people that live there, The Replacement Child is the perfect book for anyone who enjoys the Southwest that Hillerman so lovingly described in his Leaphorn/Chee mysteries.

Industry Reviews

"Christine Barber is new to the Southwest in the sense that The Replacement Child is her first novel. But she has a great feel for the territory and for the family connections that enforce its strong community bonds." --The New York Times Book Review

"Provides detours into the rich Hispanic traditions, the geography, the architecture, and vagaries of life in present-day Santa Fe... I think this pleasurable novel will endure as a far more insightful tour guide than any document printed for that purpose." --Albuquerque Journal

"The author has a sharp eye for details about Santa Fe and northern New Mexico that longtime area residents often take for granted." --The Santa Fe New Mexican

"[Barber] has put as many twists in the plot as there are in the mountain roads near Santa Fe, and you'll be fooled again and again." --Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Brings to vibrant life the community culture of Santa Fe." --The New York Times Book Review

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