“This book tells what it means to be a woman when you are poor, when you are proud, and when you are a hillbilly.” First published in 1973, Skye Moody’s Hillbilly Women shares the stunning and raw oral histories of nineteen women in twentieth-century Southern Appalachia, from their day-to-day struggles for survival to the personal triumphs of their hardscrabble existence. They are wives, widows, and daughters of coal miners; factory hands, tobacco graders, cotton mill workers, and farmers; and women who value honest labor, self-esteem, and dignity. Shining a much-needed light into a misunderstood culture and identity, the stories within reflect the universally human struggle to live meaningful and dignified lives. Updated with a new introduction and material from the author.
Pacific Northwest eco-terrorists embark on a rash of lethal dam bombings along the Columbia River as U.S. Fish & Wildlife agent Venus Diamond investigates the death of her friend and fellow eco-cop Louis Song, believed drowned in one of the explosions. Venus thinks otherwise, and she's soon plunged into the dark, violent world of environmental militants in the deadliest case of her career. Martin's Press. (July)
Environmental intrigue abounds in this quirky and inspired new mystery in the popular Pacific Northwest series starring United States Fish and Wildlife agent Venus Diamond.
The Good Diamond A Pacific Northwest Mystery Skye Kathleen Moody United States Fish and Wildlife Agent Venus Diamond tracks a stolen gem across Canada and the United States in this latest installment of Moody's quirky series Reports of two Canadian black bears abandoned in a cage just south of the United States-Canadian border bring Agent Venus Diamond to the scene to discover one bear severely malnourished and the other dead, his stomach slit open. Local authorities quickly deduce that the bears were used as a diversion by drug smugglers, but Venus is skeptical and follows up on lead after lead until all she has to go on is a distinctive diamond ring off a dead informant's hand. The ring leads her to a diamond mine in Northern Canada, where she discovers that a priceless blue diamond had been found and kept secret. Stolen before it could be cut and shown to the world, Venus is now on the trail of a ruth-less smuggler, as one by one he kills those helping him cut, process, and sell the most valuable diamond in the world. The Good Diamond is the seventh winning and suspense-ful entry in Moody's atmospheric environmental mystery series. 'Venus Diamond, the peppy Fish and Wildlife Service agent in Skye Kathleen Moody's energetic mysteries, can be my alter ego.' -Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Skye Kathleen Moody, writer, photographer, and teacher, lives in Seattle where she was born and raised. Mystery 0-312-32415-4 $24.95 / $34.95 Can. 51/2" x 81/4" / 320 pages Hardcover
Environmental intrigue abounds in this quirky and inspired new mystery in the popular Pacific Northwest series starring United States Fish and Wildlife agent Venus Diamond.
The Good Diamond A Pacific Northwest Mystery Skye Kathleen Moody United States Fish and Wildlife Agent Venus Diamond tracks a stolen gem across Canada and the United States in this latest installment of Moody's quirky series Reports of two Canadian black bears abandoned in a cage just south of the United States-Canadian border bring Agent Venus Diamond to the scene to discover one bear severely malnourished and the other dead, his stomach slit open. Local authorities quickly deduce that the bears were used as a diversion by drug smugglers, but Venus is skeptical and follows up on lead after lead until all she has to go on is a distinctive diamond ring off a dead informant's hand. The ring leads her to a diamond mine in Northern Canada, where she discovers that a priceless blue diamond had been found and kept secret. Stolen before it could be cut and shown to the world, Venus is now on the trail of a ruth-less smuggler, as one by one he kills those helping him cut, process, and sell the most valuable diamond in the world. The Good Diamond is the seventh winning and suspense-ful entry in Moody's atmospheric environmental mystery series. 'Venus Diamond, the peppy Fish and Wildlife Service agent in Skye Kathleen Moody's energetic mysteries, can be my alter ego.' -Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Skye Kathleen Moody, writer, photographer, and teacher, lives in Seattle where she was born and raised. Mystery 0-312-32415-4 $24.95 / $34.95 Can. 51/2" x 81/4" / 320 pages Hardcover
An environmental mystery in Seattle featuring Fish and Wildlife agent Venus Diamond. She is sent to investigate the death of a biologist, shot in a field of poppies belonging to a perfumery. What else do they make there besides perfume?
Dr. Hannah Strindberg, who runs a secretive project on Helix Island in Puget Sound, is killed in an arson fire. Fish and Wildlife agent Venus Diamond knew of the doctor's work in cloning embryos of endangered species, and agrees to take on the investigation. At the center of her case is Breedhaven, a controversial project with many detractors, and a plan too audacious to be publicly revealed. Martin's Press.
“This book tells what it means to be a woman when you are poor, when you are proud, and when you are a hillbilly.” First published in 1973, Skye Moody’s Hillbilly Women shares the stunning and raw oral histories of nineteen women in twentieth-century Southern Appalachia, from their day-to-day struggles for survival to the personal triumphs of their hardscrabble existence. They are wives, widows, and daughters of coal miners; factory hands, tobacco graders, cotton mill workers, and farmers; and women who value honest labor, self-esteem, and dignity. Shining a much-needed light into a misunderstood culture and identity, the stories within reflect the universally human struggle to live meaningful and dignified lives. Updated with a new introduction and material from the author.
When a butterfly collector is found dead in a field, something smells odd to Wildlife agent Venus Diamond--and it's not the rare poppies he's clutching. The blooms are grown on an ecological preserve that doesn't seem very friendly--environmentally or otherwise. Maybe the victim saw more than a new species--and maybe Venus has picked up the scent of a secret more explosive than the exclusive Blue Poppy fragrance. Martin's Press.
Pacific Northwest eco-terrorists embark on a rash of lethal dam bombings along the Columbia River as U.S. Fish & Wildlife agent Venus Diamond investigates the death of her friend and fellow eco-cop Louis Song, believed drowned in one of the explosions. Venus thinks otherwise, and she's soon plunged into the dark, violent world of environmental militants in the deadliest case of her career. Martin's Press. (July)
Venus's honeymoon in Hawaii is cut short when she is called to head a massive search for a missing baby in a wildlife preserve. She discovers that human greed looms in the form of an illegal elk slaughter, the harvesting of endangered plants, and a financial quest for eternal youth that drives human desires to hideous proportions. Martin's Press.
Dr. Hannah Strindberg, who runs a secretive project on Helix Island in Puget Sound, is killed in an arson fire. Fish and Wildlife agent Venus Diamond knew of the doctor's work in cloning embryos of endangered species, and agrees to take on the investigation. At the center of her case is Breedhaven, a controversial project with many detractors, and a plan too audacious to be publicly revealed. Martin's Press.
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