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A dealer in traditional Native American pottery, Hubie Schuze scours New Mexico in search of ancient treasures. In all his travels across the state, there is one place that Hubie hasn't been able to access: Trinity Site at the White Sands Missile Range, Deep within the range are ruins once occupied by the Tompiro people, whose distinctive pottery is incredibly rare and valuable. When an old associate claims to have a buyer interested in spending big...
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"D. H. Lawrence wrote of the winter on Taos Mountain, "In a cold like this, the stars snap like distant coyotes." In this fifth Pot Thief story, Hubie's official reason for visiting the Lawrence Ranch high on that Mountain is to entertain donors with a presentation about ancient pottery. But his real goal is to find the pot Fidelio Duran presented to D.H. Lawrence as a welcoming gift. Then a snowstorm strands Hubie at the Lawrence Ranch Conference...
3) The coyote under the table =: El coyote debajo de la mesa : folktales told in Spanish and English
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A collection of ten classic tales from Northern New Mexico retold in Spanish and English.
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Navajo Nation mystery volume 8
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Picking up where Mojado left off, this is the story of Luca's widow. Tressa Tarango wants to return to Mexico with her deceased husband's cremains before Day of the Dead but she also wants vengeance. Charlie offers to help but knows he must keep a keen eye on Tressa who is still connected to a Mexican drug cartel.
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Sunshine Vicram volume 2
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"From the New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones comes the second novel in her laugh-out-loud Sunshine Vicram mystery series, A Good Day for Chardonnay. Running a small-town police force in the mountains of New Mexico should be a smooth, carefree kind of job. Sadly, full-time Sheriff-and even fuller-time coffee guzzler Sunshine Vicram, didn't get that memo. All Sunshine really wants is one easy-going day. You know, the kind that starts with...
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"Evan Shelby, West Point graduate, distinguished cavalry officer, and tuberculosis victim. Discharged from the army, Shelby settles in the New Mexico Territory where, with the help of a doctor who shares his malady, he is well on his way to being cured. Soon he finds himself in the middle of a conflict between local ranchers and a Texas cattle company with plans to move into the area, buy up the small ranches, and set up an enormous spread"--Amazon.com....
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Navajo Nation mystery volume part 7
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"An old silversmith is dead--his body dumped unceremoniously along the highway to be found by a tourist's yapping dog. Legal Services Investigator Charlie Yazzie isn't content to stand by while the FBI and Tribal look for clues; not when he sees his friends Thomas Begay and Harley Ponyboy sucked into a tightening web of evil. One thing is clear in this chilling new addition to Chappell's Navajo Nation Mystery Series--a spate of murders and an outlier...
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Caleb York western volume 6
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"It starts with an abusive, drunken young scoundrel who resists arrest, holds a barmaid hostage, and gets what he deserves from the blazing .44 of Sheriff Caleb York. The New Mexico lawman doesn't regret taking such deadly action, but the late youth's powerful mother, cattle baroness Victoria Drummond, seems bound to feel differently. To York's surprise, Victoria takes the news with stoic resignation - all she asks of him is a favor: help her convince...
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"In a small, artsy New Mexico town, the arrival of a wealthy stranger from back East is enough to get folks talking. Even a few years after Mona Brandon landed in Santa Maria, the rumor mill still churns with tid-bits about her money, her influence, and--when a corpse is discovered in the nearby desert that may or may not be her husband--her secret and suspicious past. From the counter at her local jewelry and art shop, Jean Holly has a front row...
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"When a shady character offers him $25,000 to steal a thousand-year-old pot from Albuquerque's Valle del Rio Museum, Hubert Schuze knows he should turn it down. His pot digging may be illegal, but it's a big step from that to robbery. But he figures it can't hurt just to visit the museum and assay his chances. He figured wrong. After deciding the museum is impregnable, he returns to his shop to find a BLM agent who accuses him of stealing the rare...
12) New Mexico
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Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of New Mexico.
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Sunshine Vicram volume 3
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"Some people greet the day with open arms. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram would rather give it a hearty shove and get back into bed, because there's just too much going on right now. There's a series of women going missing, and Sunny feels powerless to stop it. There's her persistent and awesomely-rebellious daughter Auri, who's out to singlehandedly become Del Sol's youngest and fiercest investigator. And then there's drama with Levi Ravinder--the guy she's...
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"Trapped in a cave dwelling, Hubie stumbles upon a not-so-ancient mystery Although his work is technically illegal, Hubie Schuze has no qualms with digging up ancient Native American artifacts. The government calls him a thief, but Hubie thinks of himself as a treasure hunter-and his latest quest could be his last. After lowering himself into a cave in search of Anasazi pottery, Hubie uncovers a long-dead corpse, buried where the Anasazi would never...
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A treasure hunter, pottery dealer, and occasional manufacturer of imitation American Indian artifacts, Albuquerque's Hubie Schuze knows quite a bit about throwing clay. But ancient Native American pottery is not really intended for dining, so he is puzzled when a restaurateur comes to him asking for dinner plates. The job sounds boring, but the fee does not: $25,000 for one hundred plates for a new Austrian restaurant in Santa Fe. The owner insists...
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Criterion collection volume 435
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The Furies is a thundering tale of Vance Jefford, tough right hand and hot-blooded heiress to her beloved patriarch, ruthless New Mexico cattle baron T.C. Jefford. But when her widower father brings home a new flame, Vance's simmering jealousy threatens to shatter trust, draw blood, and bring ruin to the clan.
17) New Mexico
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"Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and landmarks of New Mexico"--Provided by publisher.
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"Life, not death, drove Jubal Young, but memories of his ma and pa, and his beautiful, bright sister are all he has left. Memories of the peaceful days before Jubal stumbled home with his .22, his blood running cold with fear, terror, and anger. When it was over, the homestead was half burned to the ground. Someone had to bury the bodies. Someone had to set things right. Now, as Jubal rides west into New Mexico, he remembers his family's laughter...
20) Joe Kidd
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Joe Kidd, which concerns a land war in New Mexico at the turn of the century, marks Clint Eastwood at the top of his form as a western hero. Like a very classic western, it has gunfights, conflicts, and a slambang finale which has a locomotive being driven through a saloon where the bad guys are hiding.
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