Sangre de Cristo

About the Book

What do international intrigue, human trafficking, President Nixon’s 1972 trip to Peking, a rich shale oil and gas field, the remote Zhenbao Island, human DNA and a class ring found in the stomach of a mountain lion which almost attacked a little girl in Spanish Peaks, the hottest wildland fire ever experienced in Cuchara Valley’s history, reopening the closed coal mines on Highway 12, and a CIA operation have in common? The answer: LaVeta and Cuchara, Colorado. Steve Curry and Maggie Bell team up to thwart a sinister and bizarre plot to take over LaVeta’s rich oil and gas fields.

About the Author

Gary Bridges’ previous novels, The Cuchara Chronicles, Out of Purgatory, The Wahatoya, The Footprint in the Lake and Los Huerfanos knitted the lives of Steve Curry, his father Lane and other characters into stories of adventure, history, family and Ute Indian culture. From 1985 to 2000, Gary and Shawn lived in Cuchara and Pueblo, Colorado. Gary served as professor and as interim Dean at Colorado State University-Pueblo. Gary recently retired from the University of Texas-San Antonio, where he served as Senior Lecturer and Assistant Dean. Gary and his artist wife, Shawn, now live in Cuchara, Colorado full time.