Shannon Baker has 6 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators. The most-rated is The Desert Behind Me.
Skies of Fire
Summary
Nora Abbott is looking for a peaceful reset to her crazy life. But in the mountains of Colorado, murder and conspiracy await. Nora’s new job in Colorado working for a brilliant scientist at an environmental research firm seems too good to be true. Come to find out, it is. The longer Nora works, the more convinced she becomes that something is off about the place. And she begins to find alarming clues. Suspicious accounting irregularities. A former director disappearing without a trace. Compelled to unravel the mystery and plunging headlong into mounting danger, Nora risks all to find answers, uncovering a trail of corruption and a dangerous plot to wreak unthinkable destruction. But some questions aren’t meant to be asked. Murder mystery, redemption, Native American culture, and intrigue combine for an exciting and satisfying novel. Skies of Fire is the second of the Nora Abbott mysteries. Recommended if you like James Patterson, C.J. Box, or Mary Higgins Clark.
©2019 Shannon Baker (P)2020 Severn River Publishing
Canyon of Lies
Summary
Nora Abbott’s best friend is dead. As Nora investigates the suspicious death in the desert of Southern Utah, she uncovers the dark past of a polygamist sect. When Nora’s best friend, a film director, dies in a hiking accident, Nora suspects foul play. Could a controversial film project have played a part? Intent on finding out, Nora struggles to piece together the truth. What she finds is shocking. What is the connection between a secretive polygamist sect, Native American lore, one of the world’s richest men, and her own mother’s surprising past? Her race to weave together these seemingly unrelated threads leads Nora into harm’s way. She soon finds herself at the dangerous crossroads where ancient prophecy, modern political ambition, and desperate fanaticism meet. In the stark Utah wilderness, long-held secrets come to light. But can Nora unmask the killer in time to prevent disaster? Murder, polygamy, Native American culture, and mystery combine for an exciting novel. Canyon of Lies is the third of the Nora Abbott mysteries. Recommended if you like James Patterson, C.J. Box, or Mary Higgins Clark.
©2015 Shannon Baker (P)2020 Severn River Publishing
Echoes in the Sand
Summary
A fresh murder in Arizona throws a family into chaos, and unravels a decades-old mystery. It’s been 20 years since the accident. A nighttime car crash on a desert road that left her parents dead and her sister disabled. Now a law enforcement officer with the Arizona Rangers, Michaela Sanchez has tried to get over the guilt she feels. She’s tried to move on. But when her brother is charged with the murder of a local activist, echoes of her family’s tragic night come crashing back. Bound to her siblings by the shared scars of loss, Michaela will do everything in her power to prove her brother’s innocence. But as she investigates, Michaela unearths shocking information. A new version of events that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her family’s tragedy. What really happened the night of the accident, years ago? Could her brother really have committed murder? If not, then who did? Now Michaela is certain of only one thing. To get to the truth, she must confront the secrets of her family’s past. Award-winning author Shannon Baker delivers a gripping new thriller set in the desert Southwest. Echoes in the Sand is perfect for fans of J.A. Jance, Nevada Barr, and Sue Grafton.
©2019 Shannon Baker (P)2020 Severn River Publishing
The Desert's Share
Summary
A murdered aid worker. A political firestorm. And a killer on the loose. When rookie Agent Michaela Sanchez receives a tip from her sister that someone has gone missing in the Tucson desert, she thinks she’s searching for a lost immigrant. What she finds is the murdered defendant of a high-profile local trial. Lacy Hollander was a humanitarian aid worker, on trial for harboring felons after she sheltered illegal border crossers. When a conflict erupts with a local vigilante group, her murder ignites a political firestorm. Concerned about her sister’s involvement and taking heat at home from her activist daughter, Michaela takes it upon herself to investigate. But repeated run-ins with the commander of the vigilante group and a series of escalating threats against aid workers make one thing clear: The violence hasn’t ended with Lacy’s death. There is a killer on the loose. And Michaela must untangle the mystery before he strikes again. Award-winning author Shannon Baker delivers a gripping new thriller set in the desert Southwest. The Desert’s Share is perfect for fans of J.A. Jance, Nevada Barr, and Sue Grafton.
©2020 Shannon Baker (P)2020 Severn River Publishing
Height of Deception
Summary
Shannon Baker delivers a gripping new thriller set in the desert Southwest. When Nora Abbott’s husband is found dead, she must clear her name while uncovering a murderous secret - a contemporary Western thriller for fans of C.J. Box and Anne Hillerman. In the remote mountains of Arizona, Native American history is being torn apart by corporate greed and corruption. Nora Abbott is caught in the middle, struggling to keep her small business alive. But when Nora’s womanizing husband is murdered in cold blood, local law enforcement suspect that she killed him. As allies become enemies and friends become suspects, Nora takes it upon herself to find who killed her husband - and why. But in this unforgiving terrain, the price of truth may be too steep. Height of Deception is perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Mary Burton, Lisa Regan, the Jeff Carson David Wolf series, Stuart Woods, the Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum series, Anne Hillerman Navajo mysteries, Rich Curtin, BJ Bourg, Lisa Gray, JA Jance, Nick Drake books, Nick Petrie Peter Ash novels, and Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire mystery series.
©2019 Severn River Publishing (P)2020 Severn River Publishing
The Desert Behind Me
Summary
Winner of The New Mexico-Arizona Book Award When a teenage girl goes missing in Arizona, retired NYPD officer Jamie Butler is frantic to find her. Haunted by the brutal murder of her own daughter, Jamie is convinced that this girl has been abducted in the same way. There are inexplicable similarities to her own daughter’s abduction. Connections that seem impossible. Because her daughter’s killer is long-dead. But as her search for the missing teen intensifies, new evidence comes to light. Evidence that implicates Jamie herself.... Award-winning author Shannon Baker delivers a gripping thriller that keeps you guessing until the very last minute. The Desert Behind Me is perfect for fans of Paula Hawkins, Sue Grafton, and J.A. Jance.
©2019 Severn River Publishing (P)2020 Severn River Publishing