It's midsummer in British Columbia, and it's hot. Murderously hot, as RCMP Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg finds when his day at the beach with his ex is cut short by the discovery of a fresh corpse. And back in Sechelt, a nuisance call from an eccentric redneck swiftly leads Alberg into a psychological Gordian knot and a second crime a decade old.
Redneck Herman Ferguson is unkempt, unpleasant, and possibly dangerous. His long-suffering wife wants nothing to do with his assortment of caged wild animals, concentrating instead on feeding the kids and dodging blows. But Herman has it in for another misfit--a mumbling elderly woman who lives alone with innumerable cats. And the wife, well, she has it bad for Bobby Ransome, a muscular, charismatic high school dropout and ex-con.
In her masterful style, award-winning author L.R. Wright weaves a chilling tale of jealousy, gossip, and the tangled affairs of young men and women who loved one another long ago. And she shows once again why her mysteries have been praised as "every bit as good as the novels of Ruth Rendell and P.D. James" by People magazine.
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L.R. Wright died in February 2001. She is the author of fourteen previous novels. She twice won the Arthur Ellis Award for A Chill Rain in January and for Mother Love, which also won the Canadian Authors Association Award for literary fiction. She received the coveted Edgar Allan Poe Best Novel Award, for The Suspect.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1991 1st Canadian printing, Near Fine/VG+ DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has 1-inch tear at top edge, in new Mylar with price intact, spine has slight cock, no markings found, not a remainder. Codice articolo d01792
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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Christopher Zacharow dj (illustratore). 1st Edition. Silver-stamped black cloth spine w/ indigo bds. No names, clean text. Giftworthy! 7020 shelf 243 p. Book. Codice articolo 044316
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Condizione: As New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. Codice articolo V03Q-00670
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Da: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by L.R. Wright on the title page with no inscription; minor wear; previous owner's name on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Signed by Author(s). Book. Codice articolo 019290
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Da: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
Cloth. Condizione: About 'As New'. Condizione sovraccoperta: About 'As New'. First Edition, First Printing. Wright's police detective Karl Alberg solves another murder in the British Columbian village of Sechelt. 243pp. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, sound hinges, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is similar. Very attractive copy! Unpacked weight, 490g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Codice articolo 042561
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Da: Anthony Clark, Wolfville, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Seal Books, Toronto, 1991, Hardcover First Edition, full number line. Book Condition: previous owner's name neatly written on ffep., otherwise near fine. Dust jacket condition: tiny mark out at top spine.smaller than a pin point, otherwise minor scuffs, not price clipped - near fine.will be encased in a mylar protective sleeve. Codice articolo ABE-1509125403919
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Da: Purpora Books, Comox, BC, Canada
Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condizione: Near Fine Plus. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine Plus. First Edition, First Printing. Canadian author's fourth Karl Alberg mystery set on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. 243 pages. Codice articolo 22127
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Da: Hockley Books, Palgrave, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Codice articolo 000142
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Da: The Next Page, Calgary, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition 1991. First Printing. Signed by author on title page. WraPPED IN mylar. Codice articolo 978077042506C
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