In 1520, a quarter million people were slaughtered, a king was tortured to death, a civilization was annihilated—all over Aztec gold.
Five hundred years later the killing hasn’t stopped.
AFTER MONTHS OF starvation and torture at the hands of terrorists, black ops officer Maria Branson is rescued and returned to the U.S. While her body heals, her mind does not. Plagued with panic and hallucinations, she quits the CIA and takes the job of small-town police chief.
Rest and relaxation are the doctor’s orders. However, Maria gets neither. During her first week on the job the mayor’s truck is found abandoned in the middle of the rugged southwestern mountains.
Was it a hiking trip gone bad or something more sinister?
As Maria uncovers clues that indicate a crime centuries in the making, her hallucinations become more real –and dangerous.
Are the ghosts she sees symptoms of PTSD, or has the paranormal world collided with reality?
With the help of the handsome director of search and rescue, Maria’s search explodes into a hunt for murderers and mythological Aztec treasure, all while keeping her own internal demons at bay.
Can Maria solve the mystery before she becomes the next target?
This paranormal thriller brings a modern-day murder and a 500-year-old legend crashing together into a page-turning suspenseful murder mystery with a surprise twist at the end.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:
“Robbed of Soul is like a Dan Brown thriller but set in the United States involving ancient conspiracies and artifacts of the Native American kind.†– 5 star Goodreads Review
“Murder! Treasure! History! Ghosts! Ms. Brown weaves a complicated and full tale without dropping any of the pieces in this interesting and engrossing story. The protagonist, a trouble woman, is especially well brought to life for the reader.†– 5 star Amazon Review
“Maria Branson is competent and strong, yet also flawed in a debilitating way that makes her not only instantly sympathetic but even funny at times. A plethora of colorful co-characters add humor, charm, mystery, and romance to Kanab's small-town ambiance that's shattered when its mayor turns up missing in one of the area's most forbidding places. Newly-arrived Police Chief Branson, secretly fresh out of PTSD rehab, must tackle it all despite still being plagued by ghosts (literally) from her unfortunate past.†– 5 star Amazon Review
