Series: Charlie Moon
by Author James D. Doss
The Shaman Laughs (1999)
I enjoy mysteries of the southwest, especially those about the 4 corners area. The book begins with an Indian rancher discovering his prize bull has been killed and mutilated. Main character, Charlie Moon....a Ute policeman, is called to investigate. Charlie's boss is out of town and nearby sheri...
Three Sisters (2007)
Dead Soul (2004)
As a recent fan of the Charlie Moon mystery series, I've noticed the author's use of humor in the novels has developed a pattern of slapstick (in its latter novels primarily) that can be overbearing and somewhat unrealistic, but Dead Soul gratefully avoids that trap. In fact, this is inarguably t...
The Widow's Revenge (2009)
Wow! What a wonderfully witty tale of part-time tribal investigator and full-time cattle rancher, Charlie Moon, his best buddy, Police Chief Scott Parris and the three main women in his life; the irascible Ute Shaman, his Aunt Daisy, the starry eyed teenage Sarah Frank and the steely eyed Special...
Coffin Man (2000)
This book initially annoyed me so much I decided I wouldn't read it at all. It was like listening to your grandfather tell some interminable tale, with a million asides and danged colorful expressions. Then I remembered what my brother told me about conversations with our mother: you have to let ...