Spirit Daughters — Carol Potenza

Spirit Daughters: Book 3 in the Tony Hillerman prize winning Nicky Matthews series

A Daphne Du Maurier 2023 WINNER in Mystery & Suspense!

Her mother's unexpected return is the opening the killers need.

When Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews investigates a ruthless murder, she discovers the victim is connected to a powerful tribal fertility medicine linked to her father's mysterious disappearance and death. But when her father died, the identity and location of the plant that produced the pivotal compound was lost. Or was it?

Determined killers are now searching for her mother, who holds the key to the rare plant and untold riches to whoever rediscovers it. Nicky is determined to protect her mother at all costs-then, the unthinkable happens. In a desperate race, Nicky and her friends track the murderers into the New Mexico high country in the depths of winter, where the suspense builds to a heart-stopping climax.

With danger and action at every turn, Spirit Daughters is a thrilling tale of murder, redemption, forgiveness, and family.