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At a college theater reunion in St. Paul, Minnesota, one of the guests collapses and dies. The only thing the others know about him is that he spent seven years in jail for impersonating an IRS officer. Jane Lawless investigates. By the author of A Killing Cure.Tags
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Mystery author Ellen Hart was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in August 1949. She received a B. A. in Theology from the Ambassador College in Pasadena, California. She writes the Jane Lawless and the Sophie Greenway series. Five of the Jane Lawless books have won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Mystery. She has also won the Minnesota show more Book Award for Best Crime Fiction twice. She currently lives in Minneapolis with her life partner. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- A Small Sacrifice
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Cordelia Thorn; Jane Lawless; Orson Albern; Theodore "Theo" Donati; Diana Stanwood; Anne Whittig (show all 11); Curt Whittig; Hilda Barnes; Amity Scarbourough; Chickie Johnson; John Hubble
- Important places
- Summer Green, Wisconsin, USA; University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA
- Epigraph
- O, For a Muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention . . .
King Henry V
... (show all) Shakespeare - Dedication
- For R.D. Zimmerman and Lars Peterssen.
Here's to the wonderful candlelight dinners we've
had together, to drive-by signings and Lars's
fabulous chocolate pecan cookies.
May we always be friends. - First words
- Orson bent over the morning paper, sipping from a tepid cup of coffee. (Prologue)
- Quotations
- Cordelia was heavily into her purple phase.
Coming out is a process, Cordelia. Everyone does it at their own pace and in their own way.
...In many ways, by keeping our identities in the dark, we're perpetuating the notion that gays or lesbians can't act any role that's given them. After all, that's the bottom line, isn't it? It is acting. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Under the circumstances, he could have done a lot worse."
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