Dangerous Undertaking

Mark de Castrique

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Poisoned Pen Press
30 September 2011

Crime & Mystery

Series: Buryin' Barry Series

"Barry Clayton has a job he doesn't want. When his father became stricken with Alzheimer's, Barry left the Charlotte police force for the small mountain community of Gainesboro, North Carolina, where his family runs the local funeral home. ""Buryin' Barry"" reluctantly assumed the mantle of town undertaker, trying to fit his life into this somber profession.

Almost at once it turns deadly. At the graveside service for an elderly woman, a grieving grandson strides in clad like Clint Eastwood in a duster, rips out a shotgun, and murders his family. Then the shooter turns the weapon on Barry. ""Take a message to my grandmother,"" Dallas Willard shouts. ""Tell her they tried to take the land. Tell her I love her."" The blast hits Barry in the shoulder.

Barry is not cut from the same black cloth as his father, and his irreverent wit and independence have already won him the friendship of the county sheriff, one-eyed war hero Tommy Lee Wadkins. Besides, Barry's a police pro. Trusting his wounds to the hands of local surgeon Susan Miller, Barry begins a search for both the killer and the reason for his crime. It isn't long before a second shooting occurs-but when Dallas Willard's body is discovered at the bottom of a quarry pond, it becomes clear that Gainesboro is caught in the grip of something more than a deadly family quarrel..."

By: Mark de Castrique
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: US ed
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 303g
ISBN: 9781590582695
ISBN 10: 1590582691
Series: Buryin' Barry Series
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 30 September 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark de Castrique grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina where many of his novels are set. He's a veteran of the television and film production industry, has served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte teaching The American Mystery, and he's a frequent speaker and workshop leader. He and his wife, Linda, live in Charlotte, North Carolina. www.markdecastrique.com

Reviews for Dangerous Undertaking

I really enjoyed this book. Mark de Castrique writes with an authentic insider's voice. He clearly knows and loves these mountains and he respects the people who live there. - Margaret Maron, New York Times bestselling author Adept at both the grizzly and the graceful, de Castrique has produced a marvelous mystery you won't want to put down. - Publishers Weekly

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