Sandi Ault, Mary Higgins Clark Award-Winning author of Wild Inferno has written another thrilling book about the adventures of Jamaica Wild. Wild Sorrow, from Berkley Prime Crime/Penquin, is the third book in the adventures of Jamaica Wild and her beloved wolf, Mountain.

In Wild Sorrow, set in New Mexico in the Native American Pueblo areas, Ault has once again proven her powerful writing style and captivating story line with the memorable characters of Jamaica Wild, her wolf, Mountain, the people she works with and the Pueblo Peoples of the southwest. As usual with Ms. Ault, she pulls the reader immediately into the story and makes one feel a part of every emotion-packed incident and adventure.

Jamaica Wild has found herself right in the middle of another murder mystery. While on the trail of an injured mountain lion with starving cubs to feed, she stumbles over the body of a murdered victim. In trying to investigate and find the clues leading to the murderer, she finds herself becoming the focus of attention, where she becomes the stalked victim. This is not unusual for Jamaica, for she is a natural for finding trails and tracks and manages again and again to put herself in line for danger, in spite of the constant cautionary warnings from her boss at the Bureau of Land Management, where she is a resource protection agent. Jamaica's constant companion, Mountain, is always ready to help her search and explore for clues - even though he would much rather romp and play in the woods.

The place where Jamaica has found the murdered victim is in an old abandoned Indian School where she finds so much sorrow lingering from the past. The more she investigates, the more she learns about the mysteries, pain and sorrow of the Indian children who were forced to attend this school. There are so many mysteries and problems to solve there also - memories that still affect the elders of the village.

Ms. Ault adds so much drama and detail to her stories that it is easy for the reader to visualize every scene and feel every emotion of the characters. Her way of describing the simple homes of her Pueblo friends, their beliefs, their culture, even the way they prepare their simple meals is very touching and brings alive each character. Ault's portrayal of the elders endears them to the heart and makes them memorable. In her first book in this series, Wild Indigo, Ault introduces these lovable characters and brings them forth in succeeding stories, adding a little more intimate detail or history to each one until they feel like personal friends of the reader. New characters brought into this latest book are just as interesting as the familiar ones.

Using Jamaica's concern and love of the wild creatures, the stalker lures her to certain danger time after time. Jamaica's top priority is to find the injured mountain lion and her cubs before it is too late and they all starve in the coming winter with drastic weather changes already pummeling the land. Will she find them in time to save them from certain death? And - will she herself be saved from the dangers she personally encounters?

Jamaica's relationship with her boyfriend, Kerry, is also strongly on her mind. What is changing there? What is the future for them? Jamaica's heart is torn from one major issue to another, from her lover to her love of the wild creatures, to her love of her job, her friends, her home and her heartfelt efforts to help the elders who experienced horrors from the past at the Indian school. Will it come together for her the way she wants it, with peace and happiness? Or will she lose it all?

Wild Sorrow continues the story of the life and adventures of Jamaica Wild and Mountain. This is one Wild adventure you will not want to miss. You will find yourself caught up in every adventure, dangerous incident and issue Jamaica and Mountain face. You will even begin to feel the emotions of Mountain and his trials of growing up as a beloved pet rather than a creature of the wilds. Jamaica is a strong character of many loves and you will feel her raw emotions in this story.

Put Wild Sorrow on your list of "must haves" and you will not be sorry.

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