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Gunshot Road: An Emily Tempest Mystery set in Australia (An Emily Tempest Investigation #2)
Current price:
$16.95
Publication Date: May 10th, 2011
Publisher:
Soho Crime
ISBN:
9781569479421
Pages:
384
Description
After leaving the Australian Outback to get an education, Emily Tempest—half-aboriginal, half-white—returns to her birthplace as an Aboriginal County Police officer. Emily’s first assignment is a murder at the Green Swamp Well Roadhouse, a case that seems open-and-shut to her partner, by-the-book Sergeant Cockburn. But the suspect is an old friend of Emily’s father, a prospector with a passion for philosophy. Could he really have committed this heinous crime? As Emily reconnects with her past, she must accept her new role, and learn to live between two worlds.
Praise for Gunshot Road: An Emily Tempest Mystery set in Australia (An Emily Tempest Investigation #2)
Praise for the Emily Tempest series
"Beguiling first mystery . . . wonderful.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“There’s a lot of guts, bravery and bravura packed into Emily’s compact frame. Her understanding of life in the Outback, its people’s idiosyncrasies and their deep-rooted culture serves as an informative travelogue. But it’s her dogged determination to discover the killer of an old geologist that makes the book so enticing. Emily is an admirable addition to the list of female investigators on the international fiction scene.”
—USA Today
“A hymn to the wit, courage, stark beauty and the power of dreaming of a unique people. One cannot help but be enriched by it.”
—Anne Perry
“Startling turns of phrase, vivid Outback setting, and rich rendering of cultural differences. . . . All in all, the novel is a corker, engaging from page 1 and on through to an ending that pulls out all the stops.”
—The Boston Globe
“A delightful, engaging book.”
—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Perfect for mystery fans who are craving new horizons.”
—Library Journal
