The Alpine Uproar

An Emma Lord Mystery

Mary Daheim

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Random House Inc
15 March 2011

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

Series: Emma Lord

The twenty-first installment of Mary Daheim's series featuring Emma Lord proves once again that life in the peaceful town of Alpine is usually anything but--and more evidence that Daheim never disappoints her fans. In Emma Lord's newest outing, a fight erupts at the local tavern, and a patron is murdered with a pool cue. But what initially seems to be an open-and-shut case disintegrates into the contradictory and confused recountings of the murder's many witnesses. And each one has their own agenda behind the story--some of them committed enough to lie. It's up to Emma Lord and her longtime compatriot, Sheriff Milo Dodge, to figure it out.

Picturesque Alpine is no longer the brawling logging town of yesteryear. So when a drunken fight at the Icicle Creek Tavern leaves a loner named Alvin De Muth dead, the residents feel as if they've gone back to the Bad Old Days. The inquiry into the incident should be a no-brainer, but since the witnesses were half-tanked at the time, Sheriff Milo Dodge is left with conflicting stories. But soon Emma Lord, editor and publisher of The Alpine Advocate, has an even bigger story to report- a heartbreaking highway accident that leaves two people dead and one on life support. Rumors are flying- Are the two tragedies linked in some inexplicable way? Assisted by that human bulldozer Vida Runkel, the Advocate's House & Home editor, Emma goes for the gold.

By: Mary Daheim
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 175mm, Width: 106mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9780345502568
ISBN 10: 0345502566
Series: Emma Lord
Pages: 364
Publication Date: 15 March 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Alpine Uproar: An Emma Lord Mystery

Daheim writes . . . with dry wit, a butter-smooth style, and obvious wicked enjoyment. --The Oregonian Daheim's premise--that random occurrences are connected--keeps the reader turning the pages. --Publishers Weekly Always entertaining . . . [a] slice of wry. --The Seattle Times Daheim writes . . . with dry wit, a butter-smooth style, and obvious wicked enjoyment. The Oregonian Daheim s premise that random occurrences are connected keeps the reader turning the pages. Publishers Weekly Always entertaining . . . [a] slice of wry. The Seattle Times