Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 3/17/2016 + 1032 more book reviews

Texana's husband Clay has been arrested in Mexico for the murder of a locally important member of the water council, a man who had raised a lot of hackles for always doing the right thing - whether it was the moral thing to do or not.
Clay was nowhere near the murder and the witness against him clearly bribed. But this is Mexico, and the chances of justice prevailing over bribe money is low.
I loved the setting, Texana and the supporting characters are all well drawn. The mystery is excellent.
But why the heck didn't she call the US Embassy? Isn't that what you do when an American citizen is arrested in a foreign country? It bothered me through the entire book. Their influence is somewhat limited so Martin wouldn't even have had to alter the story much at all.
So 3 stars only just because this was in the back of my mind the entire time I was reading.

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