Uncivil Seasons

Uncivil Seasons

by Michael Malone (Author)

Synopsis

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...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Published: 01 Jul 2002

ISBN 10: 1841195219
ISBN 13: 9781841195216

Media Reviews
- 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
Author Bio
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.