Death Pays the Rose Rent |
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| Author:
| Malmont, Valerie S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-595-27148-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2003 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Writers Advantage Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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When New York author Tori Miracle visits a small town in Pennsylvania’s Amish country, she uncovers a dark web of secrets surrounding the town’s history. As corpses turn up, each with a single red rose nearby, Tori realizes she is the killer’s prime target. In the maze of caves beneath Lickin Creek, she discovers an invention of Thomas Edison’s reflecting his interest in communicating with the dead, and comes face-to-face with a killer determined to keep age-old...
More DescriptionWhen New York author Tori Miracle visits a small town in Pennsylvania’s Amish country, she uncovers a dark web of secrets surrounding the town’s history. As corpses turn up, each with a single red rose nearby, Tori realizes she is the killer’s prime target. In the maze of caves beneath Lickin Creek, she discovers an invention of Thomas Edison’s reflecting his interest in communicating with the dead, and comes face-to-face with a killer determined to keep age-old secrets buried—forever.
"...think of the English village mystery, with its strange people and hidden memories and transplant it to Pennsylvania Dutch country, and you have the Tori Miracle series."
—Barbara Franchi, reviewingtheevidence.com
"Malmont’s characters are a joy and light mystery lovers will get a kick out of Tori’s adventures (and misadventures)."
—Faye Dasen, The Pilot—Southern Pines, N.C.
"Death Pays the Rose Rent is Valerie S. Malmont’s debut novel. Her sense of humor is crisp and Tori Miracle is good fun."
—Corabel Alexander, Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY
"...her creation of the confining hothouse atmosphere of the small town where everyone knows everyone’s business is intriguing; and Tori makes a resourceful heroine."
—Anna Wentworth, Roanoke Times & World-News