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Lonesome Song: A Shep Harrington Smalltown Mystery (Shep Harrington Small Town Mysteries) - Hardcover
Imagine you're in your late twenties. School is behind you. You have money, a beautiful wife, lots of friends. Everything you ever wanted is at your fingertips.
And then suddenly, it's all taken from you.
Shep Harrington was a young, prosperous and happy lawyer, his bright future shining on the horizon like a beacon. But things that shine are not always what they seem. Contentment can be intoxicating, dulling the senses to the signs of change.
He and wife Anna were living their dream--together. And then they weren't.
Shep was convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Anna, believing him guilty, divorced him. Both were victims of a system created and operated by an older generation who valued power and money over fairness.
Out of prison, Shep must again contend with people who see truth in practical terms as he probes the death of a man whom he loved and who loved him. A classic murder mystery, Lonesome Song explores the challenges of surviving injustice and of doing the right thing.
And then suddenly, it's all taken from you.
Shep Harrington was a young, prosperous and happy lawyer, his bright future shining on the horizon like a beacon. But things that shine are not always what they seem. Contentment can be intoxicating, dulling the senses to the signs of change.
He and wife Anna were living their dream--together. And then they weren't.
Shep was convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Anna, believing him guilty, divorced him. Both were victims of a system created and operated by an older generation who valued power and money over fairness.
Out of prison, Shep must again contend with people who see truth in practical terms as he probes the death of a man whom he loved and who loved him. A classic murder mystery, Lonesome Song explores the challenges of surviving injustice and of doing the right thing.
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About the Author:
Elliott Light, a man of diverse professional experience (engineering, law, and inventing) and eclectic side-interests (hydroponic gardening, astronomy, and playing guitar), lives in Rockville, MD, and works for a patent firm in Reston, VA.
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He grew up in and near some small towns of Virginia, not far from the hometowns of his famous descendants, U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall and U.S. President Thomas Jefferson – a man whose college and graduate degrees come from the institution Jefferson himself established in a once small Virginia town called Charlottesville.
He now resides in Rockville, Maryland with his wife, Sonya, and their two felines, Sumo and Sasha. "Lonesome Song" is his first published novel. His sequel, another Shep Harrington Smalltown Mystery, is called "Chain Thinking," is scheduled for publication in fall 2002, and its initial two chapters appear in the back of this book.
Unjustly-disbarred-lawyer-turned-amateur-sleuth Shep Harrington faces the demons of his past while investigating the mysterious death of a famous country singer in Elliot Light's debut, the first volume in the planned Shep Harrington Smalltown Mystery series called Lonesome Song (the sequel, Chain Thinking, is due out this fall). It's a solid mystery with a nostalgic heart; its standout feature, however, may be the blurb section in the back - "offers more food for thought and literacy than the average," raves one reader.
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- PublisherBancroft Press
- Publication date2002
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- ISBN 13 9781890862152
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Reilly Heartwood, a famous country singer, is dead. His sister doesn't recognise the body. The local reverend has refused to bury him. The funeral home director plans on exhibiting Reilly -- and charging admission -- to his adoring fans from all over the country. The people of Lyle detest Reilly -- holding him responsible for unmade fortunes and lost investments. His death, to the concern of no one other than his sister, is ruled a suicide. Shep, 32-year-old divorced and disbarred lawyer, arrives to attend the funeral of the now deceased Reilly Heartwood, and finds all of this too puzzling, especially the part about Reilly killing himself. Shep is compelled to ask a few questions, then a few more. Before he knows it, he's drawn into a complicated web of grudges, half-truths, and misplaced good intentions that only a small town could weave. As he reconstructs the final destructive minutes of Reilly's life, Shep ultimately learns the startling truth about his mother, Reilly, and himself. Shep is surrounded by a cast of characters--Doc Adams, the Reverend Billy, the four residents of the local poor farm (Jamie, Carrie, Harry, and Cecil) and Rose Abernathy to name a few. And Shep's life is complicated when he meets Cali McBride, a reporter in need of a story. Besides the death of Reilly Heartwood, there are several old mysteries to unravel. Why does the town hate Reilly? What is the connection between Reilly and someone named C.C. Hollinger (the name under which Reilly recorded most of his music)? What is the old feud between Shep's mother and Rose about? And what had Reilly planned for the poor farm? Shep, the book's main character and its likeable narrator, comes easily to his new role of amateur sleuth. Because of his own recent experience, he's deeply distrustful of authority, having just spent three years in prison for a white collar crime he didn't commit. Yet, in digging out the particulars of Reilly's demise, he is neither bitter nor uncaring, and the book manages adroitly to be an engaging who-dunnit set in a small town. Woven into the story line are universal themes -- classic injustice, unrequited love, and consequences of an unforgiving heart. Reilly Heartwood, a famous country singer, is dead. His sister doesn't recognise the body. The local reverend has refused to bury him. The funeral home director plans on exhibiting Reilly - and charging admission - to his adoring fans from all over the country. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781890862152
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