The Alpine Vengeance: An Emma Lord Mystery

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This wickedly entertaining twenty-second installment of Mary Daheim's bestselling Alpine mystery series is packed with delicious intrigue. Nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, the charming hamlet of Alpine is preparing for Thanksgiving, while Emma Lord, editor and publisher of The Alpine Advocate, feels her spirits sink. There will be no family or friends to share the day, but a call from Sheriff Milo Dodge on the Monday after the holiday weekend leaves her no time to wallow. Three alarming letters, sent to the sheriff from an anonymous writer, assert that the murder conviction of Alpine resident Larry Petersen ten years earlier was the result of a wrongful arrest. Adding to the miscarriage of justice, Petersen recently died behind bars. Then a fourth letter arrives, threatening retribution in the form of another death-most likely Emma's or Milo's. Mary Daheim's Emma Lord novel is a rich and authentic blend of small-town life and chilling menace.

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Praise for Mary Daheim and her Emma Lord mysteries

Always entertaining.The Seattle Times

Mary Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a big heart. I love her books.Carolyn Hart

Daheim writes . . . with dry wit, a butter-smooth style, and obvious wicked enjoyment.The Oregonian

The characters are great, and the plots always attention-getting.King Features Syndicate

Even the most seasoned mystery fans are caught off-guard by [Daheims] clever plot twists.BookLoons Reviews

Witty one-liners and amusing characterizations.Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Mary Richardson Daheimstarted spinning stories before she could spell. Daheim has been a journalist, an editor, a public relations consultant, and a freelance writer, but fiction was always her medium of choice. In 1982, she launched a career that is now distinguished by more than sixty novels. In 2000, she won the Literary Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. In October 2008, she was inducted into the University of Washington's Communication Alumni Hall of Fame. Daheim lives in her hometown of Seattle and is a direct descendant of former residents of the real Alpine, which existed as a logging town from 1910 to 1929, when it was abandoned after the mill was closed. The Alpine/Emma Lord series has created interest in the site, which was named a Washington State ghost town in July 2011. An organization called the Alpine Advocates has been formed to preserve what remains of the town as a historic site.