Taylor Browning, mystery editor at Pinon Publishing, leaving the theater in downtown Santa Fe, hears noises in the dark corner of the second floor of the parking garage. When she goes to investigate, she finds a kitten, though she looks around to see who is there, she is sure the kitten was making the sounds she heard.

Detective Victor Sanchez is called to the same parking garage and on the second floor finds the body of a young woman. His primary suspect is the woman’s abusive ex-husband.

Meantime Taylor visits the Psychic Fair, hoping to learn about New Agers, as she is editing a New Age mystery for publication in the Spring catalogue. Here a palm reader warns her of danger and a handwriting analyst slips a note into her hand warning her of a man of violence.

With these events at the Fair and the strange notes she has been getting at work she decides she must ask Detective Victor Sanchez for advice. He tells her it could be a stalker and to be careful and go nowhere alone.

Danger keeps building, and Taylor, well she keeps being a tourist in Sedona, forgetting Victor’s advice.

The characters of Taylor, Jim Wells and Detective Victor Sanchez keep expanding, they are becoming my comfortable friends. The mystery mounts, with very subtle clues which Taylor frequently ignores, until a satisfying ending. An enjoyable read! ( )