
The Thin Edge
Peggy Townsend(Author)
Thomas & Mercer (Publisher)
Published on 14. May 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
266 pages
978-1-5039-0323-4 (ISBN)
Description
"An author to watch." -The Associated Press
A high-profile murder becomes a life-and-death story for this reporter.
Disgraced crime reporter Aloa Snow is scrambling to get her life back on track by doing what she does best: investigating hard-to-solve cases. But the latest one is personal. The son of her friend Tick-aging anarchist, confidant, and unofficial colleague-has been accused of a high-profile murder. The victim is Corrine Daniels, ex-prosecutor and wife of a heroic but now-paralyzed FBI interrogator. Corrine had enemies, but she also had a secret lover in Tick's son, who, without an alibi, is now directly in the cops' crosshairs.
Luckily, Aloa's got a lock on others who may have had a reason for murder-reasons that plunge her into a world of vigilante justice and a horrific, decades-old crime. It's only when Aloa's investigation turns threatening that she realizes she's closing in on the killer faster than she imagined.
Now that she's being pushed toward the edge, Aloa fears that there's nowhere to go but down.
A high-profile murder becomes a life-and-death story for this reporter.
Disgraced crime reporter Aloa Snow is scrambling to get her life back on track by doing what she does best: investigating hard-to-solve cases. But the latest one is personal. The son of her friend Tick-aging anarchist, confidant, and unofficial colleague-has been accused of a high-profile murder. The victim is Corrine Daniels, ex-prosecutor and wife of a heroic but now-paralyzed FBI interrogator. Corrine had enemies, but she also had a secret lover in Tick's son, who, without an alibi, is now directly in the cops' crosshairs.
Luckily, Aloa's got a lock on others who may have had a reason for murder-reasons that plunge her into a world of vigilante justice and a horrific, decades-old crime. It's only when Aloa's investigation turns threatening that she realizes she's closing in on the killer faster than she imagined.
Now that she's being pushed toward the edge, Aloa fears that there's nowhere to go but down.
Reviews / Votes
"Townsend's entertaining sequel to 2018's See Her Run...Readers will enjoy [Aloa Snow's] company as she takes them on a tour of foggy San Francisco...May she soon return for more adventures." -Publishers Weekly"Peggy Townsend delivers an outstanding second novel about investigative reporter Aloa Snow...Expert plotting and attention to character elevate The Thin Edge. Townsend remains an author to watch." -Associated Press
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Publishing group
Amazon Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5039-0323-4 (9781503903234)
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Person
Peggy Townsend is the author of See Her Run, the first book in the acclaimed Aloa Snow mystery series. As an award-winning journalist whose stories have appeared in newspapers around the country, she's chased a serial killer through a graveyard at midnight and panhandled with street kids. In 2005, the USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism awarded her a Racial Justice Fellowship. Peggy is a runner, a downhill skier, and a mountain biker. She currently lives on the Central Coast of California. Follow her on Twitter @peggytownsend or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/peggytownsendbooks.