Hugo Sandoval Eco-Mystery Series

Hugo and a Red Tag on a sheep ranch

The Dillon outpost was a far cry from the toothy farm shacks that randomly dotted the aging farms on the north coast. The modern structure was unexpected and yet Hugo found it completely in tune with the headlands and admired its confident perch not twenty yards from the cliff face which dropped to the thundering Pacific below. The building inspector would later confide in Carmen that the beach cottage was not as much built as it was woven into the landscape.  

All in, Hugo couldn't shake a scent of defiance flagged by the red-painted barn doors cloaking the cottage. In defense of the ravaging north coast winds, sure, but something was off.

Gulf of Mexico

Blind Key with its twelve miles of endangered sea turtle habitat protects North Captiva against storms and sea level rise. 

"It's only a matter of time," Marlena bravely told Hugo although he knew she and her brother Izzy were betting on her island's survival