Intervention

By Marilyn Meredith

Deputy Tempe Crabtree and her husband, Hutch, escape to a mountain lodge for a longed for second honeymoon. Instead they find themselves surrounded by disgruntled group of Hollywood has-beens. A murderer takes advantage of a white-out storm that takes out the electricity and phone service.

Reviews

Tempe Crabtree's twin roles of deputy sheriff and wife collide in Intervention, the third book of the mystery series featuring the Native American law officer. Part Yanduchi and just beginning to learn about her heritage, Tempe knows that her spiritual involvement in that culture may cause disruptions in her marriage. Her relatively new husband, Hutch, the minister of a local community church, talks her into going to a mountain lodge for the weekend so that they can spend time alone away from her law-keeping duties and her tribal shaman. Hutch, who loves his wife -- but certainly doesn't understand her job -- plans a romantic get-away for the two of them. He didn't plan on a gaggle of disgruntled, disaffected movie people who all wanted something -- and would kill to get it. He also didn't plan on a howling blizzard, downed power and telephone lines and a corpse that disappears into the white. In his zeal to protect his wife, Hutch manages to interfere and intervene in Tempe's sleuthing, plays the macho man, and generally gets her dander up. He also almost gets her killed. When the ordeal finally ends and the physical facts of the case sort themselves out, Tempe finds herself confronted by a metaphysical mystery, one which compels her to search further for her own spiritual truth. I don't suppose I need to tell you that I love the Tempe Crabtree books. Meredith creates characters so real, so mixed up, so flawed, and so wonderful, that I find myself wanting so much for Tempe. I would truly like to introduce her to the world. Believe me, if you haven't discovered Marilyn Meredith as an author, you might be cheating yourself out of some great reads. Yes, she's that good. The quality doesn't fade as this series progresses; it only grows stronger." —Patricia Lucas White -Crescent Blue Reviews

"...Crabtree is a strong character and the mixture of Native American religion with her husband's Christianity makes a useful blend. Her husband is made very human, as we sympathize with his feelings of disappointment that Crabtree must investigate the case instead of spending deserved holiday time getting away from it all. Overall, Intervention is an enjoyable and interesting mystery story.... If you are a fan of small-town mysteries, this is for you." —Luke Croll All About Murder, Book Ideas

"...Ms. Meredith's characters are all well fleshed out with wide ranging motives, especially her lead characters with their fully developed opposing personalities and egos. With sensitivity and insight, she brings them together in love and respect for each other, never melding the two personalities, never subjugating one to the other, but gently reconciling the differences in their religious cultures. As tense as a snow laden power line INTERVENTION roars to the solution like an avalanche, keeping the reader book-bound until the very end. Thanks for a superb read." —Evelyn Gale, All About Murder, Five Daggers

About the Author

Marilyn Meredith

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.