Kitt Peak

Retirement does not agree with former lieutenant Thomas Mullin. So when he receives a whiskey-stained letter detailing the disappearance of his friend's daughter Abby, he jumps on the first train to Arizona. Folks around town think Abby has gone back to the reservation where she was raised, yet the more Mullin investigates, the more suspicious he becomes. But even his agile mind and gift for deduction can't prepare him for the wild legends of the Papagos or the terrifying truth of what's really in store for Abby.

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Back for a second adventure is Thomas Mullins, the black cavalry officer of "West Texas" (1991). Retired now and living in turn-of-the-century Boston on a pension, Mullins whiles away the endless hours with his beloved Sherlock Holmes and his memories. But a letter from an old army friend rouses Mullins from his lethargy. Bill Adams' half-Indian daughter is missing. Would Mullins, the best tracker Adams ever knew, come to Arizona to help find her? By the time Mullins arrives--with former trooper Lincoln Reeves in tow--his pal Adams has also disappeared. As Mullins' fictional mentor might say, "The game's afoot!" This is at once a stirring adventure, a mystery, and a wonderful portrait of a proud, intelligent black man making his way through a troubled, often hostile world. Highly recommended. -- BOOKLIST