Concrete Desert

Jon Talton

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Poisoned Pen Press
28 October 2011

Crime & Mystery

Series: David Mapstone Mysteries

"Having recently lost his job as a history professor, David Mapstone returns to his boyhood home of Phoenix, Arizona, to find the city dramatically changed. It's now a haven for wealthy retirees and a seasonal retreat for West Coast ""sophisticates,"" but pockets of his earlier life-some welcome, some not-remain. Mapstone eagerly accepts a temporary job from his old friend, Maricopa County Chief Deputy Mike Peralta- look into still-open cases and see if he can close any. He is settling into his new job when his college sweetheart appears at his door one evening. True to his memory of her, she is there because she wants something. Her sister is missing, and she wants Mapstone to look for her.

Mapstone's search for the missing woman is quickly resolved when her body is discovered in the desert, but he is stunned to find the dead sister in circumstances identical to a sensational 40-year-old unsolved murder. Mapstone's dogged investigation of both murders bridges the chasm of clashing cultures, meshing his own long-ago memories with the tangled doings of newcomers and their acolytes, young women eager to share the lifestyle of tainted wealth, drugs, and careless violence."

By: Jon Talton
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: US trade ed
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 274g
ISBN: 9781590583777
ISBN 10: 1590583779
Series: David Mapstone Mysteries
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 28 October 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jon Talton is the author of 11 novels, including the David Mapstone Mysteries and the thriller Deadline Man. He is also a veteran journalist, including the former business editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Jon lives in Seattle where he is the economics columnist for the Seattle Times and runs the blog Rogue Columnist.

Reviews for Concrete Desert

Talton's summer mystery, a first novel, shows how fertile the desert can be as mystery setting...Mapstone's musings on history, ancient and modern, as reflected by changes in the desert and the city of Phoenix, are both intriguing and well suited to the mystery he works on here... A stunning debut. -- Booklist starred review [Talton's] economical style and fast pacing keep the story flowing, and the dialogue is intelligent and realistic. The Phoenix setting is particularly strong, with wonderful and succinct descriptions of a city in flux...more intelligent and rewarding than most contemporary mysteries. -- Washington Post Mapstone is an attractive personality and the well-paced narrative is an entertaining read. -- Telegraph

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Jon Talton

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