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Crying Blood

Donis Casey

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English
Poisoned Pen Press
30 November 2011
In the autumn of 1915, Shaw Tucker, his brother James, and their sons go hunting. Instead of a quail, Shaw's dog, Buttercup, flushes an old boot...containing the bones of a foot. Buttercup then leads the men to a shallow grave and a skeleton with a bullet hole in the skull. That night, Shaw awakens to see a pair of moccasin-clad legs brushing by his tent flap. He chases the intruder, but he has disappeared. His concern is justified when he realizes that someone-or something-has followed him home.

Dread turns to relief when he captures a young Creek Indian boy called Crying Blood. Shaw ties the boy up in the barn, but during the few minutes he is left alone, someone thrusts a spear through Crying Blood's heart. The local law is on the killer's trail, but Shaw Tucker has a hunch...

Only Shaw's wife Alafair might be able to forestall his dangerous plan. So Shaw sends her on a wild goose chase so he can confront the killer...
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   299g
ISBN:   9781590588338
ISBN 10:   1590588339
Series:   Alafair Tucker Mysteries
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Donis Casey is the author of ten Alafair Tucker Mysteries- The Old Buzzard Had It Coming, Hornswoggled, The Drop Edge of Yonder, The Sky Took Him, Crying Blood, The Wrong Hill to Die On, Hell With the Lid Blown Off, All Men Fear Me, The Return of the Raven Mocker, and Forty Dead Men. This award-winning series, featuring the sleuthing mother of ten children, is set in Oklahoma during the booming 1910s. Donis has twice won the Arizona Book Award for her series, and been a finalist for the Willa Award and a seven-time finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. Her first novel, The Old Buzzard Had It Coming, was named an Oklahoma Centennial Book in 2008. Donis is a former teacher, academic librarian, and entrepreneur. She lives in Tempe, Arizona.

Reviews for Crying Blood

"""Powerful as a blue norther sweeping across the Creek Nation... a gripping entry in Donis Casey's superb Alafair Tucker series."" * <b>Carolyn Hart, <i>New York Times</i> best-selling author</b> * ""Crying Blood has an intriguing mystery and exciting action, but it offers a lot more..."" * <b>JoAnna Carl, national best-selling author</b> *"


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