| Master of the Delta Contributor(s): Cook, Thomas H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156033208 ISBN-13: 9780156033206 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: In 1954 Mississippi, Jack Branch returns to his father's Delta estate, Great Oaks, to perform an act of noblesse oblige: teaching at the local high school.While conducting a class on evil throughout history, Jack is shocked to discover that his unassuming student Eddie is the son of the Coed Killer, a notorious local murderer. Jack feels compelled to mentor the boy, encouraging Eddie to examine his father's crime and using his own good name to open the doors that Eddie's lineage can't. But when Eddie's investigation turns in an unexpected direction, Jack finds himself questioning Eddie's motives--and his own. As the deadly consequences of Jack's actions fall inescapably into place, Thomas H. Cook masterfully reveals the darker truths that lurk in the recesses of small-town lives and in the hearts of well-intentioned men.
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007026506 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.22" W x 8.02" (0.78 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
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| Publisher Description: In 1954 Mississippi, Jack Branch returns to his father's Delta estate, Great Oaks, to perform an act of noblesse oblige: teaching at the local high school. Conducting a class on historical evil, Jack is shocked to discover that his unassuming student Eddie is the son of the Coed Killer, a notorious local murderer. Jack feels compelled to mentor the boy, encouraging Eddie to examine his father's crime and using his own good name to open the doors that Eddie's lineage can't. But when Eddie's investigation leads him to Great Oaks and to Jack's own father, Jack finds himself questioning Eddie's motives--and his own. As the deadly consequences of Jack's actions fall inescapably into place, Thomas H. Cook masterfully reveals the darker truths that lurk in the recesses of small-town lives and in the hearts of even well-intentioned men. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cook, Thomas H.: - THOMAS H. COOK was born in Fort Payne, Alabama. He has been nominated for Edgar Awards seven times in five different categories. He received the Best Novel Edgar, the Barry for Best Novel, and has been nominated for numerous other awards. |