Unkindness of Ravens — Kathleen Tracy

Think The L Word meets Brenda Starr-if Brenda was a tomboy. Unkindness of Ravens, introduces Sam Perry, a droll, burnt-out crime reporter who moves to Palm Springs seeking a new start and the chance to explore her latent sexuality.or not. Ellen Konrad is a well-known actress who left Hollywood to protect family skeletons and is now a fast-rising local political star. The mysterious torture murder of an unidentified young man brings them together and the search for his killer uncovers Konrad's long hidden secrets-leading both women to confront long ignored erotic yearnings. The ending is filled with unexpected twists that changes Sam and Ellen's lives forever. The Palm Springs setting offers a unique sense of place and the author's background as an investigative print journalist lends authenticity to the guerilla tactics Samantha Perry occasionally employs when necessary to break the story. Kathleen Tracy has written over 30 books, including "Don Imus: America's Cowboy" (Carroll & Graf), "Ellen DeGeneres" (Simon & Shuster) and "The Secret Story of Polygamy" (Sourcebooks), an investigation into the Utah child abuse trial that shed light on polygamy in modern America.