Mexican Hat

I love the book but I bought it and it said condition of the book was good. The cover was torn in half. How is that good?

In Mexican Hat, Michael McGarrity proves Tularosa was no fluke. I thought Tularosa was great but Mexican Hat is even better. I'm beginning to think of McGarrity as a modern day Louis L'Amour and that, from me, is high praise. Mexican Hat makes police procedures spell-binding, whereas with most other writers I skim over the "procedural/boring" part of the books. And as with Tularosa, McGarrity's settings are so real you can smell the sagebrush. Still, it's Kevin Kearney and the other characters who are the kind of people you want for your own friends, who will keep me coming back for more. Ray White How I Got Published: Famous Authors Tell You in Their Own Words

Kevin Kerney is back in McGarrity's second novel in this well-written series. Kerney is now a seasonal forest ranger in New Mexico's Gila Wilderness. A Mexican tourist is murdered, and his senile grandfather wandering around the area; seems, too, like there are some poachers in the area. Add to this a sixty-year old family feud, a lovely ADA, and a great partner (Jim Stiles), and Kerney is off and running in trying to find murderers, poacheers, and the harvesting of rare animals for illegal sales. As in TULAROSA, the plot is thick and juicy, and Kerney once again the penultimate hero. A great read in this wonderfully engaging series.

Kevin Kerney is a former chief of detectives of in a major southwest city. He was seriously wounded and retired with a bad knee. He has taken a summer job as a park ranger in New Mexico's Gila Wilderness. A rancher finds a poached black bear,a Mexican man is killed, and an elderly man found in a cave. Kevin Kerney is pushed aside by his superiors in the investigations. He keeps investigating with the help of other intelligent rangers and a divorced district attorney,Karen Cox. More people are wounded,a couger is killed, and Kevin's home is blown up. Karen Cox's family is part of the mystery, many family secrets abound. The pace is fast,the action believable and the characters engrossing. The scenic descriptions are vivid. The plot plausible. I enjoyed the story and now must read the other books by Mr. Mc Garrity.

I found myself looking forward to bedtime so I could continue reading about the (mis)adventures of Kevin Kerney. Plenty of action and a hint of romance made it a real page turner. I am eagerly anticipating reading McGarrity's first novel "Tularosa".

I don't want to say more about this book, all I want to say is that when I turned over to the last page and finished this book, I was kinda smiling and happy for Kerney, although his situation in most part of this book was miserable and tough. Mr. McGarrity, please, more and quicker!!! Just hope your Muse won't be drained up or withered away too soon. God bless.