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Every Last Secret by Linda Rodriguez

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Winner of the Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery competition, Linda Rodriguez is a Native American and Latina author who has created an outstanding tough female detective in Marquitta “Skeet” Bannion, the new chief of police on a college campus. When assault, theft and murder occur on campus, Skeet is guided by the principles of her Cherokee ancestors who believe in the concept of balance. Her new job is not providing the quiet, stress-free life she had hoped for. As clues lead to tensions with the college administrative staff and the local police force, Skeet must lean on her own exceptional skills and her compassion for an orphaned teen. In Every Last Secret, Rodriguez uses her own knowledge of Native American culture as a guiding force for her sleuth. This is the first book in a series.