Murder in the Desert (Jake Stewart Mysteries #1)

Who knew a murder or two would turn Jake Stewart’s life around?
Jake was supposed to be trying to figure out his life after being abruptly downsized from what he considered the best job in the world — being a reporter in a fast moving, big city newsroom. Now, he was wandering the Southwest in the Beast, an aging RV that was his only home in the world. No job, no prospects, no love. Then in the fading moments of a brilliant sunset in the Mesa country of Arizona, he hears cries for help, and stumbles across a half-dressed woman standing over a partially buried body among the red rocks. And everything changes.
When Jake talks to the local newspaper, he learns the dead person was the paper’s editor. The publisher, desperate to save the floundering paper, asks Jake to fill in. At first reluctant to return to the occupation that rejected him, he accepts the offer — and rediscovers his passion for being back in the news game. Then the publisher disappears down a dark, deep hole.
Using his skills as a reporter and spurred on by an unexpected romance, Jake follows the clues … but as he gets closer to the killer, the killer may be getting closer to him… and his new sweetie.
If you like lovable but oddball characters in a colorful setting, red herrings, an intriguing plot, fast-paced writing, then you’ll love this laugh-out-loud Jake Stewart mystery.