Savannah thinks Nicky was sleep deprived and seeing things but Ryan thinks the gods are trying to tell Nicky something. At supper with her two native friends, Savannah Analla and Ryan Bernal, she tells them about her experience. When she steps outside to investigate further she see a white rabbit running away into the sagebrush.

One comes to her while she is investigating a break in at a small grocery store she hears a scratching noise outside and then sees the face of an old native woman in the broken glass of the window. It is surprising that she starts seeing visions associated with tribal lore given that she is not native but perhaps there is a reason she has these visitations. She is not aboriginal but she has worked hard in her five years there to learn the tribal cusoms and make friends with the locals. This is a debut work but the author has spent enough time revising and editing that it doesn't have many of the pitfalls of debut fiction.Nicky Matthews is a sergeant in the Fire-Sky Pueblo police force. I'm not quite sure how I heard about this book but I'm delighted I did and that my library brought it in. Small wonder that I like fiction set in the area and keep my eyes and ears open for new books.

It has dramatic scenery, fascinating history and interesting culture. The state of New Mexico is possibly my favourite state of all those I have visited in the USA.

Hearts of the Missing by Carol Potenza