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Penny Rudolph’s latest book, a contemporary
thriller set in northern New Mexico, was released in April by St. Martin’s
Press. The publisher describes Eye of the Mountain God as: An
explosive combination... A woman who finds five emerald arrowheads wrapped
in her newspaper, an autistic child who knows the unknowable, and a man who
applauded the events of 9/11 and is determined to become the American Che
Guevera. Two-time Edgar Award-winner Warren Murphy, calls this book, “An
exciting thriller with a Southwestern flavor...(that) combines elements of
Rudolfo Anaya’s and Tony Hillerman’s novels.”
Rudolph’s earlier mystery/thrillers include the
historical Listen to the Mockingbird set in New Mexico during the
Civil War, the contemporary Thicker Than Blood about California water
politics, and its medical thriller sequel Lifeblood, both set in
downtown Los Angeles.
She has worked as a bartender, truck driver,
chile picker, musician, science writer, and medical writer. In her work as a
journalist she has watched open-heart surgery, talked to ranchers about
cattle breeding, and interviewed NASA scientists about Saturn. She’s also
made the rounds with a game warden, interviewed opera stars and Apache
hunters, worked with archeologists, and watched the making of steel. She has
taught journalism at New Mexico State University and won more than 50
national writing/editing awards, including an Eppie and an International
Gold Quill. She lives in Albuquerque with her husband Ralph and a menagerie
of rescued animals.
Sam the poodle and Ninja the cat.
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