The Turquoise Shop
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
22 December 2022
Summary
In a small, artsy New Mexico town, the arrival of a wealthy stranger from back East is enough to get folks talking. Even a few years after Mona Brandon landed in Santa Maria, the rumor mill still churns with tid-bits about her money, her influence, and - when a corpse is discovered in the nearby desert that may or may not be her husband - her secret and suspicious past.
From the counter at her local jewelry and art shop, Jean Holly has a front row seat for all this gossip and more, af…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781613163542 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1613163541 |
| Author: | Frances Crane, Anne Hillerman |
| Publisher: | Penzler Publishers |
| Imprint: | American Mystery Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 22 December 2022 |
| Weight: | 418g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 142mm x 25mm |
| Series: | An American Mystery Classic |
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This story has, in short, a picturesque background and some real interest in its plot.–New York Times
“This story has, in short, a picturesque background and some real interest in its plot.” – New York Times
About The Author
Frances Crane
Frances Crane (1890-1981) was an American author and a former writer for The New Yorker. Crane was invited to leave Nazi Germany in the late 1930s after writing a number of unfavorable articles about Adolf Hitler. After settling in Taos, Crane introduced private investigator Pat Abbott and his future wife Jean in her first novel, The Turquoise Shop (1941). The Abbotts investigated crimes in a total of 26 volumes, each with a color in the title, with settings around the country and globe. Anne Hillerman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito novels, a continuation of the series created by her father Tony Hillerman.
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