A Dragon Lives Forever

Riggs, John R.

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ISBN 10: 094263778X ISBN 13: 9780942637786

Published by Barricade Books, California, 1992

Language: English

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First edition, first printing of the ninth "Garth Ryland" mystery. In near fine / near fine condition.

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Title

A Dragon Lives Forever

Publisher

Barricade Books, California

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

094263778X

ISBN 13

9780942637786

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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When a bloated corpse is discovered floating in a secluded swimming hole, it is up to deputy sheriff Garth Ryland to track down the killer.

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Riggs takes a big step forward with this eighth book in the Garth Ryland series, generally eschewing the talky narrative and unsatisfying conclusions that occcasionally diminished previous series entries. Ryland, the local newspaperman in Oakalla, Wis., a prime parcel of rural darkness, traces two crimes here. Two decades separate the still-unresolved disappearance of a teenage boy and the recent death--most likely a murder--of a washed-up stock-car racer. Both events are linked to the annual arrival of a carnival in Oakalla; the boy had been headed there to claim his manhood with a loose woman, and the racer had shown up with a carny friend. Naturally the crimes are interlocked, yet the solution is hidden in a cast of characters that includes the racer's lover, her abusive husband, the local cop (who loves the lover), the tough carny owner and the loose woman--who is still loose. The tangle of suspects leaves Ryland barely enough room to pontificate on the lost promise of childhood and the evils of paving rural alleyways. A fine addition to an always interesting series.
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