Desert Winds: A Murder Mystery Thriller

Desert Winds: A Murder Mystery Thriller

An illegal midnight cremation, a double murder, and the disappearance of the newly elected tribal council chairman leaves Sheldon Goodman torn between two roads and ultimately exposes an off books clandestine CIA operation, corrupt Indian casino executives, and a sex trafficking ring that threatens the lives of corrupt leaders as well as his girlfriend and his own. DESERT WINDS , set in the early 2000s in Coachella Valley, California, is a mystery-thriller story that will capture your attention and keep it until the very end. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gregg Chesterman grew up in the northwest, and after serving four years in the Marine Corps, he settled in the Coachella Valley making it his home for the next forty years. He attended college earning a BA degree in General Ministries from Bethany University and settled into a career as an associate pastor as well as teaching and administrating in private education. Later he pursued a new career in secondary education earning an MS degree in Educational Guidance and Counseling from the University of California San Bernardino. He began working in the California community college system as an educational counselor and transfer center coordinator for the next twenty years. After twenty years of a very successful career in community college counseling, Gregg retired from the California community college system and moved to Texas making his home in Wichita Falls. Next, he went to work for Midwestern State University then Vernon College before starting his own business writing and implementing murder mystery games at a local winery. Eventually he retired from secondary education and closed his murder mystery business to focus on his new project, Desert Winds, his first full novel.