Hermits Peak, Michael McGarrity
Hermits Peak, Michael McGarrity
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Hermit's Peak
A Kevin Kerney Novel

Author: Michael McGarrity

Narrator: Ed J Araiza

Abridged: 4 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/1999


Synopsis

Hermit’s Peak is a seminal novel in the crime fiction series that places New Mexico lawman Kevin Kerney in the pantheon with Tony Hillerman’s heroes—while carving out territory that is distinctly his own across the American Southwest.

When Kevin Kerney, deputy chief of the New Mexico State Police, inherits an unexpected windfall of 6,400 acres of high-county land, the last thing he wants to think about is work. But while visiting his new property, he comes across an ailing stray dog that leads him to the butchered bones of a murder victim near the rugged mountain of Hermit's Peak.

After assigning the case to his subordinates, Kerney returns to Santa Fe to spend time with a woman he cares about, Sara Brannon, a career army officer who is visiting him on holiday. But his time with Sara must wait, as he is called back to Hermit's Peak when another body is found at a remote cabin. Now, Kerney must unearth the shattering truth about his new land and follow a twisting trail of blood through the majestic landscape of the American Southwest.

About Michael McGarrity

Michael McGarrity is the author of the Kevin Kerney mystery novels including Tularosa, nominated for an Anthony Award; Mexican Hat; and Serpent Gate. A former Santa Fe County deputy sheriff, he also served as an instructor at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy and as an investigator for the New Mexico Public Defender’s Office. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on November 01, 2017

Master story teller author Michael McGarrity's iconic Kevin Kerney returns for the fourth book in his outstanding series, "Hermit's Peak". Kerney is a deputy chief in New Meico's state police. Hobbling around on a bum knee and lonely with his recent girlfriend Lt. Colonel Sara Brannon in Korea, Kern......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on August 28, 2020

Wow, just terrible. We listened to the audio version of this on the way to actually climb Hermit Peak in New Mexico. It was a brutal struggle to finish the book. The writing style and dialogue were not to our taste. This may have been compounded by the reader being a monotone drudge who didn’t know......more

Goodreads review by Russell j. VanAllen on October 22, 2017

I am prejudice as I have liked every book I have read in the Kevin Kerney Novels. I became acquainted with Michael McGarrity at an excellent bookstore in Santa Fe, NM while on an RV trip. I grew up loving the cowboy radio shows, then TV shows and western novels that my father and I read. I have read......more

Goodreads review by Ricky on October 14, 2021

Not the most exciting murder mystery out there. Slow to develop plot.......more

Goodreads review by Janet on March 06, 2022

The continuing saga. Still engaging and draws me in. When I finish, I run and put the next one on hold.......more