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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:For once, Emma Lord, editor-publisher of The Alpine Advocate, isn't thrilled by having an inside track. The Seattle strangling murder of Alpine native Carol Stokes is generating headlines, but the accused killer is Emma's long-lost cousin Ronnie, who swears he was out drinking when his girlfriend was strangled. But he can't prove it, and neighbors claim they heard the couple fighting moments before the murder. Now Emma and supersnoop Vida, the show more Advocate's house-and-home editor, must find another suspect. Someone who hated Carol enough to write a tragic ending to her life story. Someone who is preparing to edit Emma and Vida right out of existence. . . .From the Paperback edition.. show less
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It was a struggle to finish this mystery that seemed to go on and on but I made it.
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Mary R. Daheim is a reporter and mystery writer. She was born in Seattle, Washington. Daheim was a newspaper reporter and a public relations consultant before beginning to write. In 1983, she published her first historical romance. Daheim wrote six more books before becoming a mystery writer. In 1991, Daheim began the Bed & Breakfast series of show more books. She began a second series, the Alpine series, in 1992. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Alpine Menace
- Original publication date
- 2000-10
- People/Characters
- Emma Lord; Vida Runkel; Carol Stokes; Ronnie Mallett
- Important places
- Alpine, Washington, USA; Seattle, Washington, USA
- First words
- The last time I saw my cousin Ronnie, he was half of a sack race at a family picnic.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 3
