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Contrary, Kentucky is a small community in the haunted and mysterious land of the Appalachian Mountains. After Alma Bashears's cousin is brutally murdered, she uncovers family secrets that change her life -but will these secrets also lead her to her death- "Alma Bashears is a heroine who is classy, smart, clever, resourceful, sexy, and full of surprises. And the other characters blow the hillbilly stereotype to smithereens. When I lecture on mystery writing I use Tess's books as examples on how it ought to be done." -James N. Frey, Author of How to Write a Damn Good Mystery
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HE LAND . . .
Appalachian country was shaped by misty valleys, hardship, mining strikes, and the legacy of the Cherokee people. Now the small Kentucky town of Contrary is being reshaped--by murder.
THE LAW OF THE LIVING . . .
Reconciled to settling down in the community she fled years before, attorney Alma Bashears finds herself embroiled in random acts of violence that soon become chillingly connected: the tragic death of her pregnant cousin, the shooting of a factory owner, the disappearance of a teenage girl. As Alma delves into family secrets, witnesses a preacher's mysterious power, and begins a curious relationship with a handsome stranger, she realizes how much of Contrary she still doesn't know--including a killer who has made himself at home. . . .
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Appalachian country was shaped by misty valleys, hardship, mining strikes, and the legacy of the Cherokee people. Now the small Kentucky town of Contrary is being reshaped--by murder.
THE LAW OF THE LIVING . . .
Reconciled to settling down in the community she fled years before, attorney Alma Bashears finds herself embroiled in random acts of violence that soon become chillingly connected: the tragic death of her pregnant cousin, the shooting of a factory owner, the disappearance of a teenage girl. As Alma delves into family secrets, witnesses a preacher's mysterious power, and begins a curious relationship with a handsome stranger, she realizes how much of Contrary she still doesn't know--including a killer who has made himself at home. . . .
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"Tess Collins writes of Appalachia with an intensity that reminds me of Sharyn McCrumb's Ballad series. . . . With her nimble plotting and modern sensibilities, she's another authentic voice for the region."
--MARGARET MARON
--MARGARET MARON
"Tess Collins captures the atmosphere of Appalachia and the essence of its hill people with a tenderness, vividness, and accuracy that is positively brilliant."
--amazon.com
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- PublisheriUniverse
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0595367127
- ISBN 13 9780595367122
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages342
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