The End of the Road: A Maxie and Stretch Mystery - Softcover

Henry, Sue

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451227603 ISBN 13: 9780451227607

Publisher: Berkley, 2010

Synopsis

Drifter John Walker has no friends, but he's so engaging that Maxie invites him over for dinner. The next day he moves on-and is later found dead in his motel room. What looks like a simple suicide quickly grows more complicated when police discover that Walker was living under an assumed identity. Maxie tries to fathom why he would choose to end his life where the U.S. highway system ends-and where Maxie just might meet a dead end of her own.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Sixty-something Maxie McNabb and her miniature dachshund, Stretch, are just back home from their latest adventure, and are preparing to settle in for the approaching winter. They go for a walk along the beach before the snows flies, and meet a pleasant drifter who has come to see the town Alaskans call "the end of the road." John Walker has no friends in the area and no plans, so Maxie invites him to dinner with a group of her friends.

The next day, Maxie gets a phone call informing her that Walker never got further than his hotel room where he was found dead. What looks like a simple suicide turns complicated, though, when the authorities discover that John Walker never existed. His name is false . . . his fingerprints aren't on file anywhere . . . and he's not listed anywhere as a missing person.

About the Author:

Sue Henry is the author of the award-winning Alaska mystery series. She has lived in Alaska for almost a quarter of a century and brings history, Alaskan lore, and the majestic beauty of the vast landscape to her mysteries. She teaches writing at the University of Alaska, Anchorage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0451227603
• ISBN 13: 9780451227607
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 240