Spirit Daughters: A Nicky Matthews Mystery (Nicky Matthews Mysteries)

A cop's estranged mother holds the key to a deadly tribal secret—now killers are closing in, and time is running out in the frozen New Mexico wilderness.A Daphne Du Maurier 2023 WINNER in Mystery & Suspense!When a brutal murder unearths a long-lost tribal secret, Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews must race against ruthless killers to protect her estranged mother—the key to unlocking a powerful fertility medicine and the truth behind her father's death—before time runs out in the unforgiving New Mexico wilderness.Her mother’s unexpected return is the opening the killers need.When Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews investigates a ruthless murder, she discovers the victim is connected to a powerful tribal fertility medicine linked to her father’s mysterious disappearance and death. But when her father died, the identity and location of the plant that produced the pivotal compound was lost. Or was it?Determined killers are now searching for her mother, who holds the key to the rare plant and untold riches to whoever rediscovers it. Nicky is determined to protect her mother at all costs—then, the unthinkable happens. In a desperate race, Nicky and her friends track the murderers into the New Mexico high country in the depths of winter, where the suspense builds to a heart-stopping climax.With danger and action at every turn, Spirit Daughters is a thrilling tale of murder, redemption, and family. Read more