Uncivil Seasons by Michael Malone
A rare snowstorm has enveloped Hillston, North Carolina, covering everything - including a shocking murder. Detective Justin Savile, the wayward son of Hillston's founding family, is expected to arrest the usual scapegoat but the boozy, charming Justin has never been good at doing the expected. Encouraged by his irrepressible partner Cuddy Mangum, Justin is asking dangerous questions in a town where family and money speak louder than justice and the truth. Led on by the visions of a beautiful psychic, his investigation starts to rattle all the wrong people. And as the local power brokers move in to shut him up, Justin must peel away the veneer of greed, hate and jealousy and confront the tangled past with the present truth - however unpalatable and dangerous that may turn out to be...
- Vivid.. compelling... beautifully rendered... excellent' - New York Times Book Review - 'Two of the most memorable police detectives to appear in mystery fiction' - Ed McBain - 'A stylish gift for language... tender and believable... the characters come alive' - Washington Post Book World
Michael Malone is hailed as one of the South's - if not America's - greatest writers, and has been awarded the O. Henry award, the Writers Guild award, the Edgar and the Emmy. He has written five previous novels, many short stories, and scripts for television series. He lives in Hillsborough in his native North Carolina with his wife.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841195216 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841195219 |
| Title | Uncivil Seasons |
| Author | Michael Malone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2002-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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