The King's Lizard Author:Pamela Christie A romp of a mystery that takes place in 1782, in and around Santa Fe in the ancient Kingdom of New Mexico. Gangs of slavers scour the land, priests deal in captives and guns, and there's a traitor deep within. Nando, inadvertent sleuth, gets drafted into Governor Anza's spy network--young, uncertain, half Spanish gentry and half Ute slave, he is... more » given the task of setting all to rights. Based on good historical bones, The King's Lizard is a page-turner that plunges you into the excitement of an earlier era. Here's a Time Machine you can hold in your hand.« less