The Soalr Deception

SouthWest Writers Contest winner and finalist for the New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards in 2024.

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Power. Greed. Sunshine.

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Fresh from exposing political corruption in The Power of Rain, Digger Doyle has swapped newsroom deadlines for a new role inside a state government office in Santa Fe.

Sent to observe a press conference for a major solar array, she suspects the project hides something sinister. 

Digger's instincts lead her down a sunbaked trail of deception from the ancient ruins of Chaco Canyon to the bustling streets of Santa Fe.

As she follows the money and the lies, she exposes a conspiracy designed to destroy a man's political career – and discovers the tragic human cost of power.

Suspenseful, timely, and steeped in the rugged beauty of the Southwest, The Solar Deception shines a piercing light on the collision between ambition, guilt, and moral reckoning in the New Mexico desert.