THE ALPINE VENGEANCE: AN EMMA LORD MYSTERY
Book ID/图书代码： 01240010B43888
English Summary/英文概要： Nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, the charming little hamlet of Alpine is welcoming Thanksgiving with open arms, while Emma Lord, editor and publisher of The Alpine Advocate, feels her spirits sink. There will be no family and no friends—not even Sheriff Milo Dodge—to share the day. How, she wonders, has she managed to screw up her life so badly?
But on the Monday after the holiday, a call from Sheriff Dodge concerning a trio of alarming unsigned letters he has received leaves Emma no time to wallow. The writer asserts the wrongful murder conviction ten years ago of Larry Petersen, a onetime Alpine resident who has recently died in prison. The real culprit, the letters declare, has made a deathbed confession of the crime. Neither Emma nor Milo recognizes the repentant killer’s name. Even Emma’s stalwart House & Home editor, Vida Runkel, from whom no Alpine secrets are hid, is baffled. They decide that the whole thing must be a twisted prank.
Then a fourth letter arrives, threatening that if swift action isn’t taken to right this alleged perversion of justice there will be another death—most likely Emma’s or Milo’s. As rumors of a coming homicide spread along Front Street, a ripple of panic runs through the Valley of the Sky.
Is Milo the real target? Is Emma in danger? Should Vida run for cover under one of her biggest hats? Mary Daheim’s new Emma Lord novel is a rich and authentic blend of small-town life and chilling menace.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 阿尔派（Alpine ）小镇正热情迎接感恩节的到来，而艾玛（Emma）却情绪低沉。她没有任何人同享这一天。但是，她的生活真有那么糟糕吗？不见得。假期过后的一个星期一，据说艾玛有一封未签收的信件。作者告诉我们，拉里（Larry）被误判入狱十年，前不久，牢里也有一个叫阿尔派的死了。真正的罪犯在信件里坦诚了犯罪事实。可是艾玛和朋友怎么也想不起凶手的名字了。他们怀疑这一切都是有人精心策划的阴谋。
又有第四封信，威胁不按照要求改动，将要艾玛或其朋友的命。自杀传言纷纷，恐慌不胫而走。麦罗（Milo）是他们的目标吗？艾玛有没有危险？(兼职翻译-XJJ)
Awards/获奖情况：书评：
西雅图时报（The Seattle Times ）：“一如既往有意思。”
卡洛琳恩•哈特（Carolyn Hart ）：“作者写书很用心很有思想，我很喜欢。”
俄勒冈人（The Oregonian ）：“作者笔触睿智，风格流畅，读来享受。”
King Features Syndicate ：“人物很棒，情节引人入胜。”
BookLoons 书评：“再聪明的读者也猜不到作者的巧妙设计。”
每周出版人（Publishers Weekly ）：“人物很有趣，台词很有智慧。”
About the Author/作者介绍： 玛丽•达黑木（Mary Daheim），记者、编辑、公关顾问、自由作家，善写科幻小说，西雅图本地人，从小就会编故事。她从1982年开始写作，著作已有50于本。2000年，她获得了太平洋西北作家协会颁发的文学成就奖。目前，她和丈夫住在西雅图，他们育有三个女儿。 Mary Daheim is a Seattle native who started 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 fifty novels. In 2000, she won the Literary Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. Daheim lives in Seattle with her husband, David, a retired professor of cinema, English, and literature. The Daheims have three daughters: Barbara, Katherine, and Magdalen.
Format:HARDCOVER
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