She loves the combination of her two careers because it gives her the. And when those closest to Nicky are put in jeopardy, she must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the people she is sworn to protect. Carol Potenza is a biochemistry professor by day and a mystery author by night. When she turns to her friends on the reservation, she unknowingly places them in harm’s way. Monique Nicky Matthews is asked to investigate the disappearance of a young Fire-Sky Pueblo woman, she finds her search impeded by cultural beliefs, evil spirits, and even members of her own squad. With a hostile captain, interference by a politically powerful ex-lover, and a burgeoning relationship with one of the undercover agents, Nicky doesn’t know who she can trust. HEARTS OF THE MISSING by Carol Potenza RELEASE DATE: Dec. In a vengeful twist, the killer ensures the spirits of those taken will wander forever, lost to their People. She soon realizes this suicide is linked to the cold case disappearance of two other tribe members years earlier, and that the FBI has placed undercover agents on the Pueblo.Īs Nicky delves deeper into the investigation, the suicide becomes a murder and she finds a chilling threat that strikes at the very heart of what it means to be a member of the Fire-Sky tribe: those who have gone missing were chosen because of their unique genetic makeup. But as she gathers evidence, nothing adds up. Pueblo Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews is assigned to the case and pushed to close it quickly by superiors.

Members of the Fire-Sky tribe have gone missing, but no one seems to notice except a young woman who turns up dead in an apparent suicide.

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