The Spirits in the Ruins

by C. Descry


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 20/10/2000

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 408
ISBN : 9781587215704

About the Book

Well written! Well researched! Hold your emotions!!! History and mystery combined!

Arnie Cain, called to investigate the body of a Native American found in a shipping crate in an old Sedona trading post. The trail leads Arnie, and his wife Susan, from Arizona to southwestern Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. Forces are organized to stop the telling of history that may come to light as a result of the investigation. Cain s probing exposes the horrors of the antiquities trade---including the trade in mummified bodies.

Norman Beardancer, dynamic spiritual leader of the Ute people and, his wife Regina, work with the tribal elders to recreate the history of the Weminuche Utes. They try to find out who the man found in the shipping crate was. They are opposed by forces that do not want the Ute history told.

Doctor Ferner Getts, grandson of an early 20th century grave robber and antiquities trader. A pompous academic who has "edited" historical records to protect major museums and antiquities collectors.

George W. Avery, now Advisor to the President for Indian Affairs, his stereotypes and bigotry reflect U.S. policy toward the Ute Tribe.

Anasazi Bill, one of Sedona s underground people, has been trying for years to learn who killed his father. Now, Cain s investigation leads him back to the reservation to help recreate the times when his father traded with the Utes.

The Willis Clan, pot hunters, antiquities traders and grave robbers! They formed a trade network with Sedona, Arizona as the outlet.


About the Author

Descry was born in Colorado and grew up exploring wild places in search of pre-historic peoples and the wonders of nature. In his twenties, he was captured by the magnitude and magic of the Colorado Plateau and melded his life into that region.

Descry s work emerges out of one of the most exciting and mysterious regions on the Planet, the American Desert Southwest. His works are filled with vivid descriptions of real places and events. His writings explore possibilities that are so plausible that the reader has a difficult time separating truth from fiction.

Descry and his family live, depending on the season and their whims, in Sedona or Prescott, Arizona, and Cortez, Colorado. They also spend quality time near the Sea of Cortez. He is actively involved in family, education, archaeology, environmental issues, and business. In his writings, he shares his insights and love of the land and its peoples in a way that charges one with awe.

This historical-mystery, The Spirits in the Ruins, challenges the reader s detective abilities with a century old murder. Descry provides insights into the illegal trade in Anasazi grave goods, and a previously untold history of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian people.

The second book in the series, The Spirit of the Sycamore, is a tantalizing and complex mystery that explores discord and harmony in Sedona, Arizona, one of the Planet s important spiritual energy centers, and one of the Earth s most beautiful places.

The Spirit of the Estuary, Descry s third in this series, will be published soon. It is a historical-mystery told through the life of a murdered Seri Indian woman. It is set in Arizona and the northern Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) region of Mexico.