| The Skirt Man Contributor(s): Reuben, Shelly (Author), Fields, Anna (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786160381 ISBN-13: 9780786160389 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Every small town has an eccentric or two, and Killdeer, New York, is no exception. Morgan Mason attracts more than a few stares and local resentments when he drives through town on his tractor wearing a skirt. These minor small-town annoyances become more serious?and deadly?when the Skirt Man is killed in a tragic house fire during a benefit ballet performance starring Meredith Bly. Meredith's father, State Trooper Sebastian Bly, and her uncle, Fire Marshal Billy Nightingale, are called in to investigate what some say is a case of spontaneous human combustion. The clues they uncover reveal hidden conflicts and a shocking discovery that will affect everyone in Killdeer. Author and fire investigator Shelly Reuben fans the flames of small-town passion and breathes life into an unusual local hero. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.08" W x 6.68" (0.57 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Every small town has an eccentric or two, and Killdeer, New York, is no exception. Morgan Mason attracts more than a few stares and resentment from locals when he drives through town on his tractor wearing a skirt. But minor small-town annoyances become more serious when the Skirt Man is killed in a tragic house fire in what some say is a case of spontaneous human combustion. The fire occurs during a benefit ballet performance starring local Meredith Bly. Meredith's father, State Trooper Sebastian Bly, and her uncle, Fire Marshal Billy Nightingale, are called in to investigate. Charred wood and chair remnants at the fire scene lead Sebastian and Billy to uncover clues that reveal hidden conflicts and a shocking discovery that will change the lives of everyone in Killdeer. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reuben, Shelly: - Shelly Reuben has written numerous novels. Her first, Julian Solo, was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award and by the Libertarian Futurist Society for a Prometheus Award. Her novel Origin & Cause was nominated for a Falcon Award by the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan. She also writes two newspaper columns and regularly contributes short stories to the Forensic Examiner. She lives in New York City. Fields, Anna: -Anna Fields (1965-2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio. |