The Arizona Thriller Trilogy Series

Montezuma Well, the site of an ancient Native American cliff dwelling, provides the backdrop for murder in this present-day tale of mystery and suspense. A face-off between mental health law and justice for victims rips apart the peace of a small town in Central Arizona, where violence and mental illness interact. Allie Davis is the counselor trapped between would--be executioners and the evil they seek to destroy. That evil threatens the lives of Kim Altaha, a beautiful Apache woman who describes herself as an instrument of karma and vulnerable young mother who survived childhood sexual abuse. How does the gun-toting, cowboy-hat-wearing man whose favorite rides is a classic sports car fit into the mix? Throw in a wickedly seductive psychiatrist and an ancient Chinese book of prophecy to muddy the waters of the Well and you'll never see what rises at night to feed below its surface.

The Wild West town of Yuma, Arizona is again the site of murder and mayhem in this present-day thriller, Fatal Refuge. A beautiful but troubled Apache woman, Kim Altaha, her search-and-rescue dog Zayd and psychotherapist friend Allie Davis are embroiled in a set of grisly killings. What happens when a mentally ill woman dubbed the "Peace Poet" and a clinically sane but morally deranged killer meet? Between the pages and among lines of suspense, a romance blooms, a friendship deepens and lives are transformed by cowardly and heroic acts. Action rushes from nearby Kofa National Wildlife Refuge to Yuma Proving Ground, then dashes for the Mexican border while a severed head and top-secret, drone-mounted laser weapons complicate the horror. The Colorado River, an infamous casino, and the Old Town Yuma barrio are unique historic settings for encounters between the players in this intense drama. They keep the action churning and psychological motives emerging until the end when readers will know why as well as "who done it."

A Killing at Lynx Lake An innocent woman is brutally murdered in a rustic Old West city known as "everybody's hometown." Prescott, Arizona is the backdrop for this present-day mystery/thriller, where three suspects leave the police stumped. An older woman with memory problems might solve the case, if only.... Psychotherapist Allie Davis teams with her friend and a search and rescue dog to find the killer and restore a troubled man to his family. Prescott's Lynx Lake, Watson Woods, and world-famous Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are action venues in this fast-paced drama. The killer endangers a three month old baby and a Native American elder while Allie and friends try to track him down with information from a computer and an electronic wrist gadget . In a conclusion that takes the reader by surprise, a deadly confrontation erupts between the players, local wildlife and the search and rescue dog. Award-winning author Sharon Sterling is a psychiatric social worker whose work in the mental health field spans more than 20 years. She is a former resident of Prescott, Arizona, the setting for A Killing at Lynx Lake. The first book in the Arizona Thriller Trilogy, The Well, won a Merit Award in a national book contest. Book Two in the Trilogy, Fatal Refuge, received First Place in the National Indie Excellence Awards in the category of Regional Fiction, Southwest and Second Place in the CIPA-EVVIE contest, category Fiction/Mystery & Detective. Fatal Refuge was reviewed in the Green Valley [Arizona] News and Florida's Beachcomber magazine. A Killing at Lynx Lake continues the adventures of young Apache woman Kim Altaha, and her psychotherapist friend, Allie Davis.