The Alpine Uproar: An Emma Lord Mystery

The Alpine Uproar: An Emma Lord Mystery

The picturesque little town of Alpine in the foothills of Washingtonâ€™s Cascade Mountains is no longer the rough-and-ready logging camp of yesteryear. So when a drunken brawl at the Icicle Creek Tavern leaves a loner named Alvin De Muth dead, the residents feel as if theyâ€™ve gone back to the Bad Old Days.

The inquiry into the unfortunate incident should be a no-brainer. There are plenty of witnesses to the fatal fight, but since most of them were half-tanked at the time, Sheriff Milo Dodge is left scratching his head over a fistful of conflicting stories. Luckily for Emma Lord, editor and publisher of The Alpine Advocate, the news breaks just before the paperâ€™s Wednesday deadline, so for once she can give the radio station some real competition. But soon she has an even bigger story to report: a heartbreaking highway accident that leaves two people dead and a likable young local on life support.

From Front Street to River Road, from Stellaâ€™s Styling Salon to the Burger Barn, rumors are flying. Are the two tragedies linked in some inexplicable way? Was De Muth a mentor or a menace to Alpineâ€™s teenage boys? What compels an ethereal female to visit Emma and insist that De Muthâ€™s self-confessed killer is innocent? And (much to Emmaâ€™s chagrin) is it true that the sheriff is about to rewed his ex?

Emma senses that thereâ€™s a story behind the story and is determined to uncover the truth. Assisted by that human bulldozer Vida Runkel, the Advocateâ€™s House & Home editor, Emma goes for the gold.

Welcome to another Daheim masterpiece that will challenge the cleverest readerâ€“and a warmhearted world of small-town life, as richly addictive as it is dangerous.
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780345502551
ReleaseDate 2009-06-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345502551

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780345502551
ReleaseDate	2009-06-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345502551

The Alpine Uproar: An Emma Lord Mystery

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