Praise for The King's Lizard
September, 2013:
This letter praising Dead Lizard's Dance just came in from a man in San Angelo, Texas: "I was apprehensive. . . I was in the throes of moving and all that entails. I figured I could invest in the first few chapters. I am interested in the early history of New Mexico, so at least I had that.
I was captured immediately and enjoyed it immensely all the way through the epilogue! Because of the move I couldn't read as quickly as I had hoped and the list of characters, the glossary, and the historical outline helped a lot. I was also impressed by the bibliography, or rather, I was impressed by the historical accuracy of the novel, which was borne out by the bibliography.. . .. .I recall visiting Santa Fe as a kid in the 1960's . .Often it was easy to see, in my mind's eye, exactly where things were happening.
Thanks for your fabulous book! I can't wait to read more.
from Joe
(Thank you Joe for taking the time to write to me. It means a lot to an author.)
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“Through painstaking research and deft writing (Christie) has put together a first-rate novel . . . she gives the reader a real feel for the hardships and joys of life on the ragged edge of the Spanish empire ~ a rarity among the many light-weight historical novels knocking around the bookstores nowadays . . . a hell of a saga.
Bill Waters, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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“a fine tale of suspense from New Mexico’s cast of larger than life characters . . .”
Dr. Frances Levine,
Director, Palace of the Governors, New Mexico History Museum
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“tells of a violent time without being a violent story . . .”
Meredith Britt, The Las Vegas Optic
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“a rollicking tale of murder and mystery in old New Mexico . . .Christie’s plot twists are woven so well the reader keeps reading late at night . . .sure to delight the most discriminating historical devotee as well as the mystery fan.”
Sheila Cowing, Southwest BookViews
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“I finished the book at 3:00 a.m. Couldn’t put it down . . . Bravo on a fresh and prodigious piece of work- so much content delivered with such finesse!”
Anne Valley Fox
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And More for Dead Lizard’s Dance
"Filled with rumors of witchcraft, blatant infidelity, betrayal, greed, magic love potions and murder, Dead Lizard’s Dance is a highly readable romp through a juicy era of Southwestern history.
Best of all, Pamela Christie’s smart and likable underdog detective is back, solving crimes in 18th century Santa Fe.
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book that informed and delighted me as much as this one."
Anne Hillerman
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"An intriguing book of murder and mystery set during an important period of New Mexico’s history."
Marc Simmons
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"Take an historical novel set in Spanish Colonial New Mexico, add suspicions of witchcraft, lace it with a rousing good mystery, and you’ve got a winner in Pamela Christie’s Dead Lizard’s Dance."
Michael McGarrity
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"After the resounding success of Pamela Christie’s 2004 novel, The King’s Lizard, it is a treat to delve into its sequel, Dead Lizard’s Dance.
Christie has created another compelling and credible tale proving herself an imaginative storyteller with a down-to earth grasp of early New Mexico.
It adds up to high historical adventure and a page turning read."
David Grant Noble