Fire Girl - by Carole T Beers (Paperback)

About the Book

An Indigenous woman battling PTSD, raising a disabled child and mentoring an at-risk niece tracks down a vindictive arsonist while juggling traditional/modern ways, and justifying her promotion to Oregon District Fire Marshal.

Book Synopsis

"Beers delivers a tense cat-and-mouse game between a determined fire investigator and a wily arsonist. You won't want to miss this suspense-filled tale!" -Pamela Beason, award-winning author of the Sam Westin Wilderness Mysteries

Lakota beauty Kinton Brulee just snagged an Oregon state deputy fire-marshal job.

She thinks she can handle PTSD, and doubters in her male-dominated profession while raising a disabled son and at-risk niece. But when she investigates a hemp farm blaze near home, she races to outwit a killer burning to destroy her. Never mind letting herself fall in love-and get burned-again.

Review Quotes

2025 International Impact Book Awards Winner - Mystery/Thriller

Award-Winning Author of The Pepper Kane Mysteries

"An unusual look at fire crimes. We get to know and follow the perpetrator as well as the investigator. Interesting facts about native American activities. Many nail-biting moments." -Barbara Tobey, NetGalley Reviewer

"In Kinton Brûlée, Beers has a spitfire of a character who not only fights fires, but creates her own sparks in every arena of her life." -Sandi Ault, Willa and Mary Higgins Clark Award Winning author of the WILD Mystery Series

"Beers delivers a tense cat-and-mouse game between a determined fire investigator and a wily arsonist. You won't want to miss this suspense-filled tale!" -Pamela Beason, award-winning author of the Sam Westin Wilderness Mysteries

"Carole T. Beers keeps you turning the pages of this exciting novel. She takes you on a journey from digging through blackened piles of debris in search of the fire cause and origin, to the doorstep of the arsonist." -Cpt. Ken Shoemaker, 30-year fire rescue and arson investigator (retired)