You may be interested in a crime thriller set in Arizona -- from the California border through the Salt River Valley and up to the Hellsgate Wilderness in Zane Grey country. It has a lot of action. Oh, and there is a scene with a rattlesnake up by Haigler Creek.
A review:
Collateral Crimes is the best crime thriller Ive read in years. Its a riveting, fast-moving, well-crafted page turner that had me hooked from the beginning. I especially enjoyed the geographical settings that take place in rural and the wilderness of Arizona's rugged Sierra Ancha Mountains where the climax of the story takes place. The author demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the places he writes about. I've been to those locales many times and the author's accuracy is spot on. Readers should keep in mind Yogi Berras sage advice, It aint over til its over.
Marshall Trimble, Arizona State Historian
Thanks Jeff, I will give it a read.