February's Files: A Manny Rivera Mystery (Manny Rivera Mysteries)
February's Files is an enticing pick for any mystery fan who loves the modern west and its natural wonders. -- Midwest Book ReviewDeputy Sheriff Rivera returns from a camping trip with a body waiting for him -- a no-longer-missing retired journalist. Rivera's investigation reveals...five files on topics that may indicate a motive:  illegal immigrants, insurance fraud, a wedding, the health department, and a 50-year-old bus accident. Author Curtin doesn't dawdle in starting  the mystery; it opens with Sheriff Bradshaw staring at skeletal remains. Rivera's investigation fuels the momentum...His name is likely to acquire fans...readers will be on the lookout for much more of the deputy sheriff. --Kirkus ReviewsAuthor Rich Curtin's soft-spoken crime-solver Manny Rivera stands tall in the world of detective fiction. Rivera is smart, honest and skilled at taking a hodgepodge of clues and suspects and figuring out who did it and why. As a bonus, Rivera does his work in some of America's most beautiful country, the sculpted red rocks near Moab, Utah, and the empty landscape beyond.I love this series.---Anne Hillerman, author of the New York Times bestseller "Spider Woman's Daughter," a Jim Chee-Joe Leaphorn mystery