Desert Lost, Betty Webb
Desert Lost, Betty Webb
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Desert Lost
A Lena Jones Mystery

Author: Betty Webb

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Unabridged: 8 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2009

Synopsis

While running surveillance in an industrial section of Scottsdale, P.I. Lena Jones discovers the body of a woman connected to Second Zion, an infamous polygamy cult based in northern Arizona. Lena joins forces with Rosella, a former polygamist sister wife, to find the victims killer and soon discovers a shocking secret: in a society where one man can have ten wives, nine men will have none. Second Zion makes certain these possible rivals dont stick around. In the midst of Lenas search for the dead womans lost son, she is surprised by a visit from Madeline, the beloved foster mother whom shed been forcibly parted from at the age of nine. Madelines presence renews Lenas memories of her own damaged childhood. The joyful reunion with Madeline is interrupted when Lena learns that friend and television star Angel Grey is being stalked by a mental patient. When Lena flies to Angels aid, she finds that danger has followed her to Hollywood.

About Betty Webb

Betty Webb is the author of three mystery series: the Paris series, the Lena Jones series, and the Gunn Zoo series. Before writing full time, she worked as a journalist, interviewing U.S. Presidents, astronauts who walked on the moon, Nobel Prize winners, and more. A book reviewer at Mystery Scene Magazine, she is a member of the National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephania on May 28, 2018

If I could rate this two and a half stars, I would. I initially got excited to find this book, because I'm always eager to read something with a female detective, or a female PI, or a woman whose profession is solving murders, not just stumbling on them (not that I don't have a love for those, but I......more

Goodreads review by drowningmermaid on August 29, 2011

Oddly, I find this one the least-offensive fictional portrayals of polygamists. Despite the fact that the author does use a few generalizations (like the insistence that all polygamists look the same, ouch), and has the LDS insistence on referring to the cultists only as polygamists, not as fundamen......more

Goodreads review by Betty on December 15, 2015

I have read most the Lena Jones series and found them educational about Polygamy. The stories are set mostly in Scottsdale, Arizona. Lena is watching and storage area for trespassers when she finds a woman's body dump near it. She doesn't recognize her but see clues to lead her to feel she was a pol......more

Goodreads review by Shirley on March 07, 2010

This book not as good as the usual Betty Webb in my opinion. The polygamy information and plot around that were excellent, undoubtedly because of her former journalism work on this topic. However, the subplot regarding a stalker of a tv personality was weak--eventually she just deciding that a certa......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on September 15, 2010

Yay no more Warren! haha but besides that I am actually sad I read this book. As of right now there is no more in the series after this, but I hope that changes! I was so glad to see someone from Lena's past come into the picture and draw her out of her shell. I see a lot more hope for her and she i......more

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