First published in 1949, this novel paints a dark, fascinating picture of a small Pacific Northwest coastal lumbering town during a time of social unrest and union activity. The story centers on the murder of a union leader's wife, and is based on the unsolved 1940 murder of Laura Law in Aberdeen, Washington. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Murray Morgan has written 19 books, most of which focus on Pacific Northwest history.

Robert J. Frank is the editor of this new series, Northwest Readers.

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