{"product_id":"desert-sanctuary-fred-g-baker-9781949336122","title":"Desert Sanctuary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Baker's (\u003ci\u003eAn Imperfect Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, 2018, etc.) images are rich . . . The book's pacing is superb, starting out strong with the gunfight . . . Timeliness of content stands out . . . A resonant, character-driven mystery.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cop murdered, a sanctuary violated, \u003cbr\u003ea contract out on Sanchez's head. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second novel in the Detective Sanchez\/Father Montero Mystery series, a nighttime drug bust in Phoenix turns deadly. Police Captain Ronald Gurvy shoots it out with gang boss Roberto Gomez and both men are killed. Detective Lori Sanchez is first on the scene and hears a third party running away in the dark. Who was it? The killer or a witness to the murder?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sanchez is accused of killing both men, Father Guillermo Montero steps forward to help his friend prove her innocence. At the same time he must help a new priest, Father John, protect Latin American refugees and a man seeking sanctuary in John's church because he saw something no man should ever see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanchez and Montero work the case together. Police on the Phoenix PD think she killed Gurvy. The infamous Westside Gang is convinced she killed Gomez. They all want her dead. Sanchez must fight for her life as the clues tumble together and the plot thickens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred G. Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949336123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949336122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Voices Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019","brand":"Fred G. Baker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305445310719,"sku":"9781949336122","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ac0e00b-61cb-4aca-938b-2d34198249fa.jpg?v=1758830900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/desert-sanctuary-fred-g-baker-9781949336122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}