The Alpine Recluse: An Emma Lord Mystery

The Alpine Recluse: An Emma Lord Mystery

For many mystery readers, Alpine, Washingtonâ€“Mary Daheimâ€™s fictional small town in the foothills of the Cascade Mountainsâ€“has become a beloved second home, a delicious retreat from the stresses of life. Yet the editor of The Alpine Advocate, Emma Lord, knows all too well that the picturesque old logging town is loaded with scandal: family feuds, illicit romance, chicanery, and sometimes deadly violence.

THE ALPINE RECLUSE

In the middle of a hot midsummer night, Emma is awakened by fire trucks rushing to a blaze at the nearby home of newlyweds Tim and Tiffany Rafferty. At daybreak, Tiffany and her unborn child are safe, but Tim, never blessed with good luck in all his thirty-plus years, has perished in the fierce conflagration. Sheriff Milo Dodge suspects murder and arson, and rumors fly from the Burger Barn and Mugs Ahoy to the Grocery Basket and the Venison Inn. Some swear the Rafferty marriage was crumbling. Others hint at stock fraud. A few mention momentary sightings of a possibly mad recluse known as Old Nick.

Sacrificing the heady enticements of a budding romance to nail down a great story, Emma shifts into high investigative gear while her fearless House & Home editor, Vida Runkel, rushes in where angels fear to tread: straight into the private lives of some of Alpineâ€™s most respectableâ€“and now terminally edgyâ€“citizens. But neither Emma nor Vida suspects the unbelievable truth.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780345468154
Model 9780345468154
Color White
ReleaseDate 2007-03-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345468154

Country	USA
Brand	BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780345468154
Model	9780345468154
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2007-03-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345468154

The Alpine Recluse: An Emma Lord Mystery

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