| Death's Half Acre Contributor(s): Maron, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 044661808X ISBN-13: 9780446618083 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Unchecked urbanization has begun to eclipse the North Carolina countryside. As farms give way to shoddy mansions, farmers struggle to slow the rampant growth. In the shadows, corrupt county commissioners use their political leverage to make profitable deals with new developers. A murder will pull Judge Deborah Knott and Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant into the middle of this bitter dispute and force them to confront some dark realities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Deborah Knott Mysteries (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.1" W x 6.7" (0.35 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Margaret Maron--winner of the most prestigious awards in mystery fiction--returns with another novel featuring her critically acclaimed sleuth Deborah Knott. Unchecked urbanization has begun to eclipse the North Carolina countryside. As farms give way to shoddy mansions, farmers struggle to slow the rampant growth. In the shadows, corrupt county commissioners use their political leverage to make profitable deals with new developers. A murder will pull Judge Deborah Knott and Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant into the middle of this bitter dispute and force them to confront some dark realities. |