Christine Barber

Detective Sergeant Gilbert Montoya

1 - The Replacement Child (Oct-2008)
2 - The Bone Fire (Jul-2010)

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  The Replacement Child
  

  • Oct-2008
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  Detective Sergeant Gilbert Montoya - 1
  

  Late on a Monday night, editor Lucy Newroe answers the phone in the Capital Tribune newsroom. The caller is the notorious Scanner Lady---an anonymous elderly tipster whose hobby is to phone the newspaper with gossip from her police scanner. The old w...

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  The Bone Fire
  

  • Jul-2010
  • / Police Procedural
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  Detective Sergeant Gilbert Montoya - 2
  

  Every year, the people of Santa Fe gather together for the burning of a four-story-tall figure called Zozobra, a local custom that that takes place during the Fiesta de Santa Fe. Early the next morning, as the sounds of the Fiesta celebration still e...

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  When the Devil Doesn't Show
  

  • Apr-2013
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  Christine Barber's acclaimed mysteries explore not just the folklore, Indian heritage, and colonial history that draws people to Santa Fe each year, but also the lives of locals, from the rich retirees to the families that have lived there for genera...

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Award-Winning Books by Christine Barber

The Bone Fire
2011 New Mexico Book Award -- Mystery/Suspense
When the Devil Doesn't Show
2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award -- Best New Mexico Book
2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award -- Fiction