Summary
The past is never past on the mean streets of Phoenix, especially when the mercury hits a hundred and it’s only April. Half a century after the unsolved murder of an FBI agent, the missing badge is found on the body of a dead transient. The case seems a perfect fit for David Mapstone, history professor turned Maricopa County deputy sheriff. That is, if he can get past a forced partnership with rival cold-case expert Sgt. Kate Vare and the FBI’s strange stonewalling about the details of the ag…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590586433 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590586433 |
| Author: | Jon Talton |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 281g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
| Series: | David Mapstone Mysteries |
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Critics Review
“Talton avoids the excessive carnage and high body count that too often mar otherwise competently handled crime novels in his compelling third mystery to feature the Phoenix deputy known as “The History Cop” (after Camelback Falls and The Concrete Desert). When an FBI badge turns up with the body of a homeless man found facedown in a swimming pool, Mapstone recalls the story of John Pilgrim, the only FBI agent ever murdered in Arizona…the heat is on—and it’s mostly on Mapstone, who proves a resourceful and intelligent protagonist. Taut prose helps tighten the screws, and the winning, sensitive portrayal of the Mapstones—both of them a relief after too many hard-nosed PIs who are all gristle and no brain—lends credibility to the noirish narrative.” –Publishers Weekly of Dry Heat
About The Author
Jon Talton
Jon Talton’s writing was developed over 20 years as a journalist, working for newspapers in San Diego, Denver, Dayton, Cincinnati, Charlotte, and Phoenix. Jon’s columns have appeared in newspapers throughout North America. Before journalism, Jon worked as an ambulance medic in the inner city of Phoenix. He now lives in Seattle, WA.
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