A Slant of Light
by Kathryn Lasky

When students of St Ignatius go missing, painter and amateur sleuth Georgia O’Keeffe must infiltrate the school to figure out what’s going on in this thrilling historical mystery set in 1930s New Mexico from multi award-winning author Kathryn Lasky.

New Mexico, 1936. Settling in for a harsh winter alone at her house at the Ghost Ranch, painter and occasional amateur sleuth Georgia O’Keeffe makes the most of the weather before a storm rolls in. But when she finds the ideal spot to capture a particularly nice sunset, Georgia discovers a boy – cold, exhausted and desperate . . .

Joseph Reyes is a student at St Ignatius School, and he claims that sinister Sister Angelica and Father Raphael have raped and killed his sister. And she is not the only one who suddenly went missing!

Georgia is determined to find out what’s happening at this seemingly peculiar school, but as she investigates she uncovers even more disturbing machinations that link the school to the newly founded Opus Dei institution and its cult-like practices as well as Nazis and hidden spies – not knowing how much she puts herself in danger.

Lovers of historical mysteries that feature real-life people will have a blast! “Step aside Miss Marple, Eugenia Potter, and Kinsey Millhone – Georgia O’Keeffe is the new sleuth in town!” (Award-winning author Katherine Hall Page).

Genre: Historical Crime & Mystery

Reviews

“A riveting look at the Indian boarding school system”

Kirkus Reviews

“Readers will be enchanted by the descriptions of the Southwest landscape seen through Georgia's artistic eye. Fans of historical mysteries that feature real-life people will enjoy this series”

Booklist on Mortal Radiance

“The Land of Enchantment is the perfect backdrop for a murder investigation among historic characters both artistic and evil”

Kirkus Reviews on Mortal Radiance

“The intricately plotted mystery puts a new spin on several historical figures . . . Lasky provides vivid descriptions through O'Keeffe's eyes that bring the setting and timeframe to life”

Library Journal Starred Review of Light on Bone

“Step aside Miss Marple, Eugenia Potter, and Kinsey Millhone – Georgia O’Keeffe is the new sleuth in town! Kathryn Lasky brings the rich imagination of her YA and Juvenile books to Light on Bone, a stunning, suspenseful adult mystery. Vivid prose brushstrokes bring the legendary artist, the Southwest landscape she loved, and a complicated plot with historical and imagined characters to life”

Katherine Hall Page, author of the award-winning Faith Fairchild series, on Light on Bone

“Georgia O’Keeffe as an amateur sleuth? A daring idea that works like a charm for the highly talented Kathryn Lasky. What a wide range of characters, from the very good to the very bad, she brings to life in this wonderful novel! And the portrait of the artist is superb”

Peter Abrahams, author of The Tutor, on Light on Bone

“Kathryn Lasky draws Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico with her own skillful hand. The deftest of efforts, Light on Bone gives us a murder mystery as seen through the mind of a mid-century artist free enough from convention to catch what others miss. I couldn’t put it down”

Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked, on Light on Bone

“Kathryn Lasky’s vivid Light on Bone applies the extraordinary eye of Georgia O’Keeffe to overlapping mysteries in 1930s New Mexico. O’Keeffe’s righteous vision does not flinch from the truth, and we follow her gaze in fascination through this masterfully woven story”

Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Judgment and House on Fire, on Light on Bone

“The characters are rich, the setting is sublime . . . a memorable and beautiful book”

Brenda Buchanan, author of the Joe Gale mysteries, on Light on Bone

Kathryn Lasky

Kathryn Lasky is the author of over one hundred books for children and young adults, including the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series, which has more than eight million copies in print, and was turned into a major motion picture, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. Her books have received numerous awards including a Newbery Honor, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and a Washington Post-Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award. She has twice won the National Jewish Book Award. Her work has been translated into 19 languages worldwide. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, MA.

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Editions

A Slant of Light by Kathryn Lasky is available in the following formats

Hardback97814483138604th February 2025144 X 222mm192$29.99
Hardback97814483138604th February 2025144 X 222mm192£21.99
Ebook97814483138774th February 2025N/A192$14.99
Ebook97814483138774th February 2025N/A192£12.99
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