The Drowning People by Richard Mason

The Drowning People by Richard Mason

A murder mystery, this novel is narrated by a 60-year old man who has just killed his wife. The plot then moves back in time to when the man was 22 and the story eventually reveals why he becomes a killer 40 years later.

Richard Mason Bio: Richard lived the part of Richard in The Red Scarf growing up on a small farm in South Arkansas. His childhood days were spent roaming through the woods and up and down the creeks outside of his hometown of Norphlet. For several years Richard was the Norphlet paperboy, delivering the El Dorado Daily News, The Arkansas Gazette, and The Shreveport Times. Many of the incidents in the novel are based on the antics of Richard and his friends. Richard has been writing since his time in Libya, when, with nothing but time on his hands, he spent hours in a hot trailer, writing in longhand his first novel. Since that time he has written numerous guest columns in various papers, and while president of the Wildlife Federation he authored The President's Column. For several years, after stepping down as president of the Wildlife Federation, he wrote a statewide column, Natural Solutions. The Red Scarf is Richard's debut novel, but other writings, including a sequel, are in the works. He is an avid collector of antique maps of the south and southwest. His collection has been on display numerous times, and it is considered one of the top collections in the south. Richard's other primary interests have to do with historic preservation. Together, with his wife Vertis, they have restored 17 commercial buildings in downtown El Dorado, Arkansas and have received numerous awards.

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ISBN 13	9780140278941
ISBN 10	014027894X
Title	The Drowning People
Author	Richard Mason
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2000-01-27
Number of pages	384
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