The Bluejay Shaman

Description for THE BLUEJAY SHAMAN by Lise McClendon:

There is no artistry in slashing a woman's throat. Alix Thorssen, art dealer and forgery expert, knows that much. Whoever killed Shiloh Merkin hated her and wanted her dead. Her brother-in-law Wade, is accused of murder. Wade, an Indian activist and zealous defender of Native Montana land, despised Shiloh's New Age women's group. His knife is the murder weapon. With help from a local cop, Alix follows a trail of sex, moonlit rituals and legendary artifacts...as another murder leads her to a chilling confrontation with a killer.

This is #1 in An Alix Thorssen Mystery.