“Detective Abigail Fiorelli expertly examines links between human culpability and the natural world, tugging on the chain of causality for weakness and also for strength. Volta Rose’s debut novel, EYE OF THE OCELOT, is an eye-opener indeed.” —Gregory Maguire, New York Times best-selling author of WICKED

Eye of the Ocelot seamlessly blends mystery and romance in the first book of the Abigail Fiorelli series. Her journey will delight not just avid mystery readers…but will reach audiences who usually eschew mysteries for their too-predictable plots. Few mysteries can claim such attention to building a sense of environmental understanding and purpose. Fewer can maintain an effort to bring their characters into touch with not only their surroundings, but their broader life purposes and the effects of their actions. Libraries seeking exceptional reads based as much on environmental discovery and personal recovery from loss and trauma as on a ruthless international organization's purposes will find Eye of the Ocelot satisfyingly unique and original in its approach, character-building, and blend of romance, social understanding, and intrigue. — D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

“Rose’s debut mystery, the first in the Abigail Fiorelli series, is a pleasing read. The interplay between Abby and her cohort is often thoughtful, even tender, building the reader engagement in the team and their lives that it takes to build a series upon. Rose’s prose adapts wonderfully to the setting. It is tense and terse in encounters and chase sequences, but also languid and evocative describing Abby’s birding treks. This promising series starter offers detection and character depth.” —BookLife Reviews