The Alpine Zen: An Emma Lord Mystery

The Alpine Zen: An Emma Lord Mystery

The picturesque town of Alpine in the foothills of Washington stateâ€™s Cascade Mountainsâ€”home to Emma Lord and her weekly newspaper The Alpine Advocateâ€”has long charmed and enthralled mystery lovers. Now, with The Alpine Zen, Mary Daheim has at last reached the anticipated letter of Z. Her legion of avid armchair sleuths will relish this deliciously gripping novel.
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As an early summer heat wave beats down on Alpine, Emma and her staff are treading very lightly. For unfathomable reasons, the paperâ€™s House & Home editor, Vida Runkel, is in a major snit, refusing to speak to her colleagues, or even her boss. So when a peculiar young woman walks in claiming her parents have been murdered, and that sheâ€™s in mortal danger, too, it fits right in with the rest of the craziness. Then, to the utter bafflement of her colleagues, Vida vanishes without a word to anyone. And just when Emma and her husband, Sheriff Milo Dodge, start to unsnarl these tangles, a male body, dead too long to identify, surfaces at the town dumpâ€”making what seemed merely weird feel downright sinister. Has the hot weather driven everyone nuts, or are cold-blooded forces committing deadly misdeeds?
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The Alpine Zen tingles with all the mystery and allure that only Mary Daheimâ€™s brand of small-town life can provide. Gossip, love affairs, feuding, and plenty of dirty secrets make for an intriguing adventure every Alpine fan will want to read all about.

Praise for The Alpine Zen
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â€œA complex plot and a cast of vivid characters will keep readers turning pages.â€â€”Publishers Weekly
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â€œLively and satisfying.â€â€”Library Journal
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Praise for Mary Daheim and her Emma Lord mysteries
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â€œAlways entertaining.â€â€”The Seattle Times
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â€œMary Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a big heart. I love her books.â€â€”Carolyn Hart
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â€œDaheim writes . . . with dry wit, a butter-smooth style, and obvious wicked enjoyment.â€â€”The Oregonian
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â€œThe characters are great, and the plots always attention-getting.â€â€”King Features Syndicate
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â€œEven the most seasoned mystery fans are caught off-guard by [Daheimâ€™s] clever plot twists.â€â€”BookLoons
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â€œWitty one-liners and amusing characterizations.â€â€”Publishers Weekly

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0345535367_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2016-03-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345535368

Country	USA
Brand	BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0345535367_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2016-03-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345535368

The Alpine Zen: An Emma Lord Mystery

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