Long upon the land
Record details
- ISBN: 1455545325
- ISBN: 9781455545322
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Physical Description:
vii, 288 pages ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2015.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "On a quiet August morning, Judge Deborah Knott's father Kezzie makes a shocking discovery on a remote corner of his farm: the body of a man bludgeoned to death. Investigating this crime, Deborah's husband, Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant, soon uncovers a long-simmering hostility between Kezzie and the slain man over a land dispute. The local newspaper implies that Deborah's family may have had something to do with the murder-and that Dwight is dragging his feet on the case. Meanwhile, Deborah is given a cigarette lighter that once belonged to her mother. The cryptic inscription inside rekindles Deborah's curiosity about her parents' past, and how they met. For years she has wondered how the daughter of a wealthy attorney could have married a widowed, semi-illiterate bootlegger, and this time she's determined to find the answer. But why are Deborah's brothers so reluctant to talk about the dead man? Is the murder linked to Kezzie's illegal whiskey business? And could his courtship of Deborah's mother have something to do with the bad blood between the two families? Despite Deborah's promise not to interfere in Dwight's work, she cannot stop herself from doing everything she can to help clear her brothers and her father from suspicion. "-- |
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Subject: | Women judges North Carolina Fiction Knott, Deborah (Fictitious character) Fiction |
Genre: | Legal stories. Detective and mystery fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Ansonia Public Library | MYS MARON, MARGARET (Text) | 34045117342613 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | F MARON, M. (Text) | 32544072381188 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | MYS MARON (Text) | 34030131939248 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | A M MAR (Text) | 33260000205006 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Burnham Library - Bridgewater | MYST MARON (Text) | 36937002138742 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | MYS MARON (Text) | 34014133706029 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Chester Public Library | MYS MAR (Text) | 33210000355954 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Deep River Public Library | F Maro (Text) | 36039001151568 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Derby Public Library | FIC MAR (Text) | 34047131377690 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Douglas Library - North Canaan | M MAR (Text) | 33490002525958 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Long upon the Land
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Summary
Long upon the Land
Margaret Maron, New York Times bestselling author and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, returns to Colleton County with an exciting Deborah Knott mystery . . . LONG UPON THE LAND On a quiet August morning, Judge Deborah Knott's father Kezzie makes a shocking discovery on a remote corner of his farm: the body of a man bludgeoned to death. Investigating this crime, Deborah's husband, Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant, soon uncovers a long-simmering hostility between Kezzie and the slain man over a land dispute. The local newspaper implies that Deborah's family may have had something to do with the murder-and that Dwight is dragging his feet on the case. Meanwhile, Deborah is given a cigarette lighter that once belonged to her mother. The cryptic inscription inside rekindles Deborah's curiosity about her parents' past, and how they met. For years she has wondered how the daughter of a wealthy attorney could have married a widowed, semi-illiterate bootlegger, and this time she's determined to find the answer. But why are Deborah's brothers so reluctant to talk about the dead man? Is the murder linked to Kezzie's illegal whiskey business? And could his courtship of Deborah's mother have something to do with the bad blood between the two families? Despite Deborah's promise not to interfere in Dwight's work, she cannot stop herself from doing everything she can to help clear her brothers and her father from suspicion . . .