
Fatal Undertaking
Mark de Castrique(Author)
Poisoned Pen Press
Published on 30. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-59058-803-1 (ISBN)
Description
Praise for Fatal Undertaking...
"Unassuming but commanding prose style...comparable to James Lee Burke and Margaret Maron." -Library Journal starred review
Funeral director and part-time sheriff Barry Clayton finds Archie Donovan's request absurd until he learns the casket will be the centerpiece of the Jaycees' haunted house, with all proceeds going to the children's hospital.
But when the president of the Jaycees is found murdered in the casket on Halloween, the national press descends to cover the bizarre crime. The case presents no motive and no suspects. Then someone fires a shot at Donovan, and Barry wonders whether the victim in the casket was even the intended target.
Barry's police work and personal life collide as his ex-wife Rachel comes to town hoping to use the case to launch a TV network career. Soon her prying creates a backlash that leaves another body in its wake. Barry must follow a trail of clues to an unexpected destination: a mountainside of Christmas trees. Somewhere behind them lurks a killer. Unmasking him may be a fatal undertaking.
Mark de Castrique is the author of the Sam Blackman series and Buryin' Barry series, both set in the mountains of North Carolina where he lives with his wife Linda. He has also written two mysteries for young adults.
www.markdecastrique.com
"Unassuming but commanding prose style...comparable to James Lee Burke and Margaret Maron." -Library Journal starred review
Funeral director and part-time sheriff Barry Clayton finds Archie Donovan's request absurd until he learns the casket will be the centerpiece of the Jaycees' haunted house, with all proceeds going to the children's hospital.
But when the president of the Jaycees is found murdered in the casket on Halloween, the national press descends to cover the bizarre crime. The case presents no motive and no suspects. Then someone fires a shot at Donovan, and Barry wonders whether the victim in the casket was even the intended target.
Barry's police work and personal life collide as his ex-wife Rachel comes to town hoping to use the case to launch a TV network career. Soon her prying creates a backlash that leaves another body in its wake. Barry must follow a trail of clues to an unexpected destination: a mountainside of Christmas trees. Somewhere behind them lurks a killer. Unmasking him may be a fatal undertaking.
Mark de Castrique is the author of the Sam Blackman series and Buryin' Barry series, both set in the mountains of North Carolina where he lives with his wife Linda. He has also written two mysteries for young adults.
www.markdecastrique.com
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Sourcebooks, Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
277 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59058-803-1 (9781590588031)
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Mark de Castrique