Montana

Downsized by her Baltimore newspaper, war correspondent Lola Wicks heads west to northern Montana for a much-needed reunion with fellow journalist and longtime friend, Mary Alice. A searing prolog tells readers that Mary Alice has just died violently, and, needless to say, Lola is stunned when she finds her friend's body. Obviously, Mary Alice was on to something so dangerous it cost her her life. Lola's first instinct is to suspect Johnny Running Wolf, a slick Native American gubernatorial candidate who runs an intense campaign. The killer might think he snagged all of Mary Alice's latest research, but Lola knows her friend's tricks, and she haphazardly deciphers Mary Alice's clues until she unearths a startling long-held secret so implausible that it sounds almost laughable. But if it's so farfetched, maybe someone can explain why Lola's life is seriously on the line.