β Scribed by Sara E. Johnson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A body has been found half-submerged in a Waiariki Thermal Land of Enchantment molten mud pot. Forensics expert Alexa Glock, her specialty odontology, spots a way to prolong her stay in New Zealand. Her fellowship has ended, and no one is waiting for her to return to the States. The is identified as a city councilman, who had trespassed on a sacred island forbidden to Pakeha, or non-Maori. The Maori community is incensed that the rules of tapu have been disregarded and the consequences are disaster, demonic possession, or death. When Alexa receives an unorthodox death threat, it reveals a molten mix of motives and suspects. Is the past better left undisturbed ... and at what cost either way? -- adapted from back cover;"When a body is found half-submerged in a molten mud pot in one of Rotorua's famous geothermal wonderlands, forensics expert Alexa Glock spots a way to prolong her stay in New Zealand, which she has been visiting for work. Teeth are her expertise, and the investigation needs her help, as other ways of identifying the body may have ... melted away."--Amazon.com.
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