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Deadly Aim: A Shandra Higheagle Mystery Paperback – April 1, 2015
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- Print length218 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateApril 1, 2015
- Dimensions5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101940064961
- ISBN-13978-1940064963
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Jager blends culture, small town issues, family conflict, and murder into an enjoyable read.
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- Publisher : Windtree Press
- Publication date : April 1, 2015
- Language : English
- Print length : 218 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1940064961
- ISBN-13 : 978-1940064963
- Item Weight : 7.7 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
- Book 3 of 16 : Shandra Higheagle Mystery
- Best Sellers Rank: #645,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11,556 in Amateur Sleuths
- #15,743 in Women Sleuths (Books)
- #16,714 in American Literature (Books)
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About the author

Award-winning author Paty Jager and her husband raise alfalfa hay in rural eastern Oregon. On her road to publication, she wrote freelance articles for two local newspapers and enjoyed her job with the County Extension service as a 4-H Program Assistant. Raising hay and cattle, riding horses, and battling rattlesnakes, she not only writes the western lifestyle, she lives it.
She has published 53 novels, 8 anthologies, and 9 novellas. All her work has Western or Native American elements in them along with hints of humor and engaging characters. Her penchant for research takes her on side trips that eventually turn into yet another story.
Awards:
2008 Perfectly Good Nanny won EPPIE for Best Contemporary Romance
2010 Spirit of the Mountain placed 1st in the paranormal Lories Best Published Book Contest
2011 Spirit of the Lake was a finalist in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence
2013 Secrets of a Mayan Moon won Reader's Crown Award for Best Romantic Suspense
2015 Double Duplicity was a finalist in the Chanticleer Mayhem and Murder Contest
2018 Haunting Corpse was a finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence in Mystery/Suspense
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Customers thoroughly enjoy this mystery series, particularly appreciating the interesting plot that keeps them engaged until the surprise ending. They praise the story quality, especially the relationship between Shandra and Ryan, and find the writing great.
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Customers thoroughly enjoy this series and find it to be a great read.
"...I find these books worth reading, and intend to read all in the series." Read more
"...This is a fast read and enjoyable story. I will look for more Paty Jager books in the future." Read more
"...If you like mystery, love and adventures please read the book, it's excellent!" Read more
"...If you are looking for another GOOD read you should try her Halsey brother series Western romance family ties i hope those keep coming too." Read more
Customers enjoy the mysteries in this book, particularly its interesting plot, with one customer noting how it keeps them engaged until the surprise ending.
"...filled with lots of brutality and ugliness, but they are very good mysteries that leave you wondering until the end...." Read more
"This series is a nice blend of romance and mysteries. In the third there still not much about Shandra's story...." Read more
"This story was even more intense than ever, Shandra kept me guessing what she would get into next...." Read more
"This is a good blend of mystery 'Who done it' with native Am. customs and romance blended in...." Read more
Customers enjoy the story and characters in the book, particularly appreciating the relationship between Shandra and Ryan. One customer notes that the side stories enhance character development.
"...he protagonists are interesting people with stories of their own to tell...." Read more
"...I like the relationship between Shandra and Ryan. Shandra finds her third dead body. This one was on her land and was more gruesome...." Read more
"...Side stories are much more intriguing to character development and the author is beginning this style. Much better story development." Read more
"...are enough to hold my attention, and I really do like the relationship between Shandra and Ryan – the mix of cultures and their respect jobs, how..." Read more
Customers appreciate the writing style of the book.
"...Jager writes well and doesn't spend a lot of time giving you paragraph after paragraph of information you don't care about...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2017Shandra Higheagle is a potter living in a small town in Idaho. She loves her town, her home, her dog, and her friends. She's a talented potter, but she's also nosey. So when people turn up dead--two on her very land--she thinks she should be involved in solving the murders. The county detective assigned to the cases, and who is falling in love with Shandra, doesn't generally agree. Shandra sticks her nose in anyway. These books are not heavy crime stories filled with lots of brutality and ugliness, but they are very good mysteries that leave you wondering until the end. he protagonists are interesting people with stories of their own to tell. Jager writes well and doesn't spend a lot of time giving you paragraph after paragraph of information you don't care about. My only complaint--and since I'm sometimes picky so most of you won't even notice this--is, did Sharndra go to New Mexico or Arizona to visit galleries interested in her pottery? One page Jager says N.M. The next page AZ. And once in a while I question whether or not something is grammatically correct. A good copy editor should be catching those things. I find these books worth reading, and intend to read all in the series.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 20154 STARS
I have liked all three books of the Shandra Higheagle Mystery series. It was pretty easy to guess who the murder was, but there were twists in the series that surprised me. I like the relationship between Shandra and Ryan.
Shandra finds her third dead body. This one was on her land and was more gruesome. She called Detective Ryan Greer directly.
Shandra Higheagle is a potter. She brought her land because it has the clay on her land for her to use. Shandra has had bad luck in romance department so she is taking her time slowly with Ryan. She has dreams and sees her grandma that has deceased and the dreams have clues for the mystery. Shandra is half Indian.
Detective Ryan Greer is more serious about Shandra but he is willing to take it slowly. He does take Shandra to his brother's wedding to his old girl friend.
No one really likes the dead guy. He has private hunts on his land that is not all legal, sleeps around and treats his wife badly.
This is a fast read and enjoyable story. I will look for more Paty Jager books in the future.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2018This series is a nice blend of romance and mysteries. In the third there still not much about Shandra's story.
Shandra is riding on her land when comes across a dead person as the animals were feeding on him. It was not a pretty sight. She calls Ryan Greer who soon arrives to take over the investigation. The body is identified as Shandra's neighbor. He had plenty of enemies including his wife, the fish and game warden, his employees and he was a womanizer. The tale several changes of direction. The romance between Shandra and Ryan continues. The ending was a surprise to me, I didn't see it coming.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book and series
- Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2017This story was even more intense than ever, Shandra kept me guessing what she would get into next.
But I get very excited watching her and Ryan working together to catch the killers.
I do hope the next story has Ryan and Shandra finally becoming a couple. And that they both tell each other what happened to them before.
I'm anxious to start the next book of this series. I'm loving these stories.
If you like mystery, love and adventures please read the book, it's excellent!
- Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2017Jager's characters are developing as their relationships evolve. I prefer for motivations to be explained by storyline depth rather than author explanation each time a character does something. Side stories are much more intriguing to character development and the author is beginning this style. Much better story development.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2015This is a good blend of mystery 'Who done it' with native Am. customs and romance blended in. This is the third book in the series and if you haven't read them all you should - i can't wait for the next one to come out. If you are looking for another GOOD read you should try her Halsey brother series Western romance family ties i hope those keep coming too.