The Alpine Scandal: An Emma Lord Mystery

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Welcome to mystery lovers favorite destination: Alpine, Washington, Mary Daheims picturesque old logging town in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. From the Venison Inn to the Upper Crust Bakery, Front Street is jumpingand the nerve center of the community is the office of The Alpine Advocate, Emma Lords weekly newspaper, which keeps folks up to speed on everything from joyous weddings to sudden, violent death.

THE ALPINE SCANDAL

Its a quiet morning at the Advocate until the mail brings shocking news: a formal obituary for Alpiner Elmer Nystrom. As far as anyone knows, Elmer is alive and well. But he hasnt turned up for work, so Emma and her unstoppable House & Home editor, Vida Runkel, rush to the Nystrom home, where they find Elmers lifeless body in the henhouse, half buried under straw. Not only has he been murdered, but his obituary had been mailed before he died. Though Elmer was well liked by everyone, the same cannot be said of his standoffish wife or his son, the towns new orthodontist.

Rumors flystraight into the office of the Advocate. Why did Dr. Nystroms new receptionist resign at the end of her first day Why are the Nystroms neighbors so close-mouthed Who mailed that prophetic obituary With Sheriff Milo Dodge in the hospital, its up to Emma and Vida to get to the bottom of the tragedy. Alpiners love scandal, and with Elmers murder, theyll get their fill.

The Alpine Scandal, number nineteen in this bestselling series, is as suspenseful and charming as its predecessors, a delicious look into the life of a small town where all inhabitants know one anotherjust not as well as they thought.

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Praise for Mary Daheim and her Emma Lord mysteries

If you like the Cat Who mysteries by Lilian Jackson Braun, youll find similar fun here.
San Antonio Express-News

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

Recommended . . . If you like cozy mysteries, you need to try Daheims Alpine series.
The Snooper

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

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 Washingtons 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.