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Tag: Arizona

  • Touched by an Alien

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    By Gini Koch Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DAW Books, Inc. 2010 Genres: Science fiction, thriller, romance Series: Alien; 1 Format: Paperback (mass market) ISBN: 9780756406004 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 389 Setting: Pueblo Caliente, AZ, Roswell, NM, & New York City Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: As marketing manager, Katherine “Kitty” Katt, is…

  • Yes Is Better Than No

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    By Byrd Baylor Place: Publisher & Year: Tucson, AZ: Silvercloud Books, c 1972, 2011 Genre: General fiction ISBN: 9780984674404 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 187 Setting: Tucson, AZ Time period: Early 1970’s Plot summary: Maria Vasquez is trying to eke out a life for herself and her children in Tucson.  It is difficult because the…

  • The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint

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    By Brady Udall Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Vintage Contemporaries, c2001, 2002 Genre: General fiction ISBN: 9780375719189 Audience: Adult, young adult Number of pages: 423 Setting: Various locations in Arizona, including San Carlos Reservation, Globe, and Fort Apache.  Also set in Richland, UT and Stony Run, PA. Time period: Hard to decipher, but it…

  • Thereby Hangs a Tail

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    By Spencer Quinn Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Atria Books, 2010 Genre: Mystery, humorous stories Series: Chet and Bernie Mysteries; 2 ISBN: 9781416585855 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 309 Setting: The Valley (an unnamed desert city somewhere between Las Vegas and New Mexico), Rio Loco, Clauson’s Wells, and Las Vegas, NV Time period:…

  • Dog On It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery

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    By Spencer Quinn Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Atria Books, 2009 Genres: Mystery, humorous stories Series: Chet and Bernie Mysteries; 1 ISBN: 9781416585831 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 305 Setting: An unnamed desert city in a valley somewhere between Las Vegas and New Mexico (presumably modeled on Phoenix) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary:…

  • The Mystery of Grace

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    By Charles de Lint Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Tor, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, paranormal ISBN: 9780765317568 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 269 Setting: Solona, Arizona (along the San Pedro River and I-10) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Grace Quintero’s grandfather died, she started smoking again.  Her…