The Alpine Xanadu (Emma Lord Mystery, Book 24)

The Alpine Xanadu (Emma Lord Mystery, Book 24)

A new exhilarating installment in Mary Daheimâ€™s beloved and long-running small-town murder mystery series set in Alpine, Washington, and featuring unforgettable newspaper editor Emma Lord.
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Winter in the small mountain aerie of Alpine should be as quiet as new-fallen snow on the Cascades, but from the Grocery Basket to the Venison Inn, the town is humming. At the Alpine Advocate, editor Emma Lord and her staff are on deadline with a feature about the opening of RestHaven, a new rehab and mental health facility. Front Street is buzzing with gossip about Emmaâ€™s recent engagement to Sheriff Milo Dodge. And now that fool Wayne Eriks has climbed an electric pole in the middle of a storm and got himself electrocuted.
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Sheriff Dodge doesnâ€™t buy the idea that Wayneâ€™s death is an accident. But howâ€”and, more important, whyâ€”he died is only one of the conundrums that keep the sheriff and Emma working overtime. Why is RestHaven giving Alpine so many restless nights? What to make of allegations that someoneâ€™s trying to kill the richest man in town . . . or whispers of a rash of indecent behavior at the local high school? After Vida Runkel, the Advocateâ€™s stalwart House & Home editor, disappears into thin air, Milo and Emma suddenly have too many loose ends to solve before they can even think about tying the knot.
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Featuring beloved characters from the series alongside some sinister new onesâ€”not to mention a mystery that will shake Alpine to its coreâ€”The Alpine Xanadu may be Mary Daheimâ€™s most delicious novel yet.
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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 Reviews
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â€œWitty one-liners and amusing characterizations.â€â€”Publishers Weekly
Country USA
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2013-01-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345535313

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2013-01-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345535313

The Alpine Xanadu (Emma Lord Mystery, Book 24)

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