Dark Alchemy

In Laura Bickle's Dark Alchemy, geologist Petra Dee arrives in a fading Wyoming town called Temperance, hoping to uncover clues about her father's long-ago disappearance. Instead, she becomes embroiled in a dangerous world where a dark past of alchemy intersects with present-day meth trafficking. As mysterious deaths occur, Petra navigates a web of powerful interests and uncovers secrets that threaten her life and those around her. With her coyote sidekick and a pair of antique guns, she must move quickly to survive the deadly stakes of her investigation.