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    The Pumpkin Seed Massacre
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Pumpkin Seed Massacre

    Written by Susan Slater

    Narrated by Christine Clayburg

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Ben Pecos has just graduated from Stanford and is returning to the Tewa Pueblo outside Albuquerque to spend the summer with his grandmother. When several elderly people at the pueblo die, including Ben's grandmother, the authorities don't question too deeply. But when the governor of the pueblo and several healthy young people suddenly die with the same symptoms, Indian Health Services calls in the CDC from Atlanta. Meanwhile, Julie Conlin, reporter, gets the plum assignment of covering the mystery killer disease. She knows it will be the kind of story that can propel her into an anchor position, but she is also attracted to handsome Ben Pecos.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion Audio
    Release dateMar 15, 2005
    ISBN9781614532088
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    The Pumpkin Seed Massacre
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    Susan Slater

    Kansas native Susan Slater lived in New Mexico for thirty-nine years and uses this enchanting Southwest setting for most of her mystery novels. Her Ben Pecos series reflects her extensive knowledge of the area and Native American tribal ways. As an educator, she directed the Six Sandoval Teacher Education Program for the All Indian Pueblo Council through the University of New Mexico. She taught creative writing for UNM and the University of Phoenix.The first in this highly acclaimed series, The Pumpkin Seed Massacre, reached Germany’s bestseller list shortly after its initial publication as a German translation. Original print versions of the first three titles were outstandingly reviewed in nationwide major media.In July, 2009, Susan made her first foray into women’s fiction with 0 to 60, a zany, all too true-to-life story of a woman dumped, and the book was immediately optioned by Hollywood.Late 2017 and 2018 brings a new era to Susan’s storytelling. Secret Staircase Books is releasing newly edited versions of her entire Ben Pecos series in paperback, and brings the series to a whole new set of readers for the first time in all e-book formats.Now residing in Florida with her menagerie of dogs and canaries, Susan writes full time and stays busy in community theatre and other volunteer projects. Contact her by email: susan@susansslater.com

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      Set in a New Mexico pueblo, this novel gives an interesting view of Native American customs and beliefs. I picked it up largely because of the recommendation by Tony Hillerman whose Navaho stories I find totally fascinating. The plot focuses on a series of sudden deaths among elderly members of the tribe, including the grandmother of the leading character, Ben Pecos. Ben is a psychologist serving an internship at the local Indian health centre, returning after many years to the place of his birth, and uncertain whether he wants to stay there. He becomes involved in the search for the source of the deaths. I’m not clear how a psychologist fits into the situation- that part of his background doesn’t enter into the story at all.I found it interesting, but not gripping, The characters did not come to life for me, except for one minor character, a very old man who is unable to communicate verbally, but is nevertheless endearing.