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A review by sjgochenour
Summer of the Dragon by Elizabeth Peters
4.0
This one's pretty great. D.J. is hilarious and she loves cheese. All the charlatans gathered on the ranch are amazing. I had also forgotten that this book was the first one that made me interested in turquoise jewelry in high school.
As always, charming men hold little interest for Peters; only grumps have any hope of winning our heroine.
One thing I'm not sure about is the Native representation in the book -- there are at least two named Native characters, Debbie and her brother Juan. While Peters clearly did her research on the pre-colonial history of Arizona, their modern cultural heritage remains pretty vague. I think she says the siblings are Apache, but the "Indian" name (Peters' phrase) Debbie gives for herself is not one I can find a reference for as a real name.
As always, charming men hold little interest for Peters; only grumps have any hope of winning our heroine.
One thing I'm not sure about is the Native representation in the book -- there are at least two named Native characters, Debbie and her brother Juan. While Peters clearly did her research on the pre-colonial history of Arizona, their modern cultural heritage remains pretty vague. I think she says the siblings are Apache, but the "Indian" name (Peters' phrase) Debbie gives for herself is not one I can find a reference for as a real name.