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Calling the Dead
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Tempe Crabtree is the resident deputy of Bear Creek, a small mountain community in the southern Sierra. Her continuing interest in the spiritual side of her heritage often causes unrest in her marriage to her minister husband.
In Calling the Dead, Deputy Tempe Crabtree investigates a murder that looks like death from natural causes, and a suicide that looks like murder. Putting her job on the line, she investigates the murder on her own time and without permission from her superiors. Jeopardizing her marriage, she uses Native American ways to call back the dead to learn the truth about the suicide.
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About the Author
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Marilyn Meredith is the author of over twenty books in several genres, but mainly mystery. She is an instructor for Writers Digest School, serves on the board of directors of Public Safety Writers Association, and is a member of EPIC, Sisters in Crime, and Mystery Writers of America. She lives in the foothills of the Southern Sierra in California with her husband.
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Praise for Marilyn Meredith
The plot of this book is gently unfolded and laid out so that as Deputy Crabtree finds clues and sorts things the reader feels a real satisfaction and can almost feel like they are working the case themselves . I enjoyed putting the pieces of the puzzle together and it made the book kind of an interactive reading adventure for me. This book is given FIVE STARS by The American Authors Association. It also receives my personal endorsement. It is enjoyable and entertaining and makes for a nice weekend reading adventure. —W. H. McDonald, President of AAA, American Authors Association Book Review
What I like the most about the Tempe Crabtree series is that you don’t have to read them in order in order to understand what’s happening. The Calling the Death by Marilyn Meredith, the latest in the series refers to what Tempe Crabtree has to do in order to solve one of the two deaths she ends up investigating. —Gerri Balter, Uncle Edgar's Bookstore
Dedicated and all too human, Tempe battles to do her job, save her marriage, and those goals seems mutually exclusive. ... Far from a wonder woman, Tempe's flaws are all too evident but she continues to do what she has to do—but that in no way takes away from the excellent mystery plot. —Patricia Lucas White, Crescent Blue Reviews
The characters are well-defined, the plot carefully structured and the narrative swift and engaging. I am a long time fan of Meredith and look forward to additional installments in the popular series! —Phillip Tomasso III, Bestsellers World Reviews
...I fell in love with Tempe from page one and hated when I read the last page. Tempe has great inner strength, an intense devotion to her family, even wondering if her job keeps her away from them too much and the way she is torn between respecting her Native American heritage without it seeming as if she doesn't support her minister husband makes for a very depth-filled character. Throw in a well-written mystery that keeps the reader guessing, but with all loose ends and hunches tied up and explained leave no doubt in this reviewer's mind that Marilyn Meredith is a very talented author. Very highly recommended. —Sharyn McGinty
...Tempe and Hutch create a realistic portrait of an interfaith marriage held together by the values of love, commitment, trust, and sacrifice. Author Marilyn Meredith continues to be a strong voice... for women in fiction, particularly female law enforcement officers rain-dancing as fast as they can to break the glass ceiling. Just say yes to Tempe Crabtree. —Kristin Johnson, MyShelf.Com
Meredith is expert at drawing rich characters with depth. .. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. —Caryl Harvey, I Love A Mystery
Marilyn Meredith provides much insight into the characters so that readers feel they previously met them.... —Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Reviews
A veteran mystery writer, Marilyn Meredith's Deadly Omen not only introduces a fascinating protagonist, but also authentically captures the essence and history of California Native American tribal culture. A brilliantly crafted and highly recommended mystery, Deadly Omen is the first of a promised series to feature the exploits of Deputy Tempe Crabtree. —Wisconsin Book Review
I enjoyed every page of Wingbeat, the fourth book featuring Deputy Crabtree and her assorted family, Native American mentors, and friends. Marilyn Meredith, peerless storyteller, presents fully realized characters, wonderful glimpses into a Native American culture, and the follies and fancies of the human estate (including the flaws and fumbles and fears) with precise plotting and a deft hand... —Patricia Lucas White, Crescent Blue Reviews
Wing Beat, the fourth and latest Tempe Crabtree mystery by Marilyn Meredith is a must read for anyone that loves native American lore, California small towns and tight knit communities. All of the characters are well defined and the sense of place is real. ..." —Patricia Canterbury, mystery author.
Tempe has great inner strength, an intense devotion to her family, even wondering if her job keeps her away from them too much and the way she is torn between respecting her Native American heritage without it seeming as if she doesn't support her minister husband makes for a very depth-filled character... —Sharyn McGinty
Awards won by Marilyn Meredith
Wingbeat: Best mystery from American Author's Association
Guilt by Association: Best mystery/suspense
Intervention: Blood Dagger Finalist
Deadly Trail: Eppie Finalist
Kachima Spirit: Eppie Finalist
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