The Alpine Quilt - An Emma Lord Mystery

Zusatztext Praise for Mary Daheim and her Emma Lord mysteries “If you like the ‘Cat Who’ mysteries by Lilian Jackson Braun! you’ll find similar fun here.” — San Antonio Express-News “Mary Daheim writes with wit! wisdom! and a big heart. I love her books.” —Carolyn Hart “If you like cozy mysteries! you need to try Daheim’s Alpine series. . . . Recommended.” —The Snooper “Daheim writes . . . with dry wit! a butter-smooth style! and obvious wicked enjoyment.” — The Oregonian “The characters are great! and the plots always attention-getting.” —King Features Syndicate “Witty one-liners and amusing characterizations.” — Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Mary Richardson Daheim  started spinning stories before she could spell. Daheim has been a journalist, an editor, a public relations consultant, and a freelance writer, but fiction was always her medium of choice. In 1982, she launched a career that is now distinguished by more than sixty novels. In 2000, she won the Literary Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. In October 2008, she was inducted into the University of Washington’s Communication Alumni Hall of Fame. Daheim lives in her hometown of Seattle and is a direct descendant of former residents of the real Alpine, which existed as a logging town from 1910 to 1929, when it was abandoned after the mill was closed. The Alpine/Emma Lord series has created interest in the site, which was named a Washington State ghost town in July 2011. An organization called the Alpine Advocates has been formed to preserve what remains of the town as a historic site. Klappentext "[A] well-paced and compelling murder mystery."-Romantic Times Quilters at the Burl Creek Thimble Club in Alpine! Washing-ton! are planning a fête to welcome back returning member Genevieve Bayard. But Gen's homecoming is cut short when she dies suddenly at a dinner party. Emma Lord! owner and publisher of the local newspaper The Alpine Advocate! vows to sleuth her way to the truth! and enlists the help of her trusted "House & Home" editor! Vida Runkel. Surprisingly! Vida seems downright unwilling to get involved. To make matters worse! murder isn't the only crime in Alpine. There have been several burglaries! which may or may not be connected to Gen's de-mise. As Emma digs! she uncovers a shocking scandal that may point the finger of guilt at one of her nearest and dearest . . . while changing the history of Alpine itself. "[Daheim] amiably captures the rhythms and crosscurrents of small-town life."-Kirkus Reviews It was never hard to infuriate The Alpine Advocate readers. Even my mildest editorials could earn me such epithets as pinko, nazi, or psycho slut. But this time I’d gone too far. Without writing a single word, I’d managed to offend one of our business associates. Buddy Bayard’s photo studio had done our darkroom work for years. Unfortunately, technology had caught up with him. After Buddy cussed me out over the phone and damned progress as well, my ears were still ringing. Sitting at my desk, I looked up at my reporter, Scott Chamoud. “I warned you,” I said, “he’d be furious.” Scott’s dark eyes—sable, I called them, the kind a woman could feel caressing her like the richest of furs—looked sad. “Maybe,” he lamented, “I should never have suggested that we update our photography process. But Kip MacDuff thought it was a terrific idea, and said he could handle it. Kip’s a real wizard when it comes to high-tech stuff, and you said there was enough in the budget . . .” I waved a hand at him. “Stop fussing. It didn’t make sense to keep farming the work out. It slowed us down. In the long run, we’ll save money. And we can run more color. It isn’t as if Buddy can’t make a living without us.” “Ha!” The shout came fr...

Product details

• Authors: Mary Daheim
• Publisher: Fawcett Book Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.03.2006
• EAN: 9780345447937
• ISBN: 978-0-345-44793-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 175 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Emma Lord; Emma Lord; Emma Lord Mysteries (Paperback
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense