| Cactus Heart Contributor(s): Talton, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590583531 ISBN-13: 9781590583531 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: In this prequel to the popular David Mapstone mysteries, author Jon Talton takes us back to 1999, when everything dot-com was making money, the Y2K bug was the greatest danger facing the world, and the good times seemed as if they would never end. It was a time before David and Lindsey were together, before Mike Peralta was sherriff, and before David had rid himself of the sexy and mysterious Gretchen. In Phoenix, its the sweet season and Christmas and the new millennium are only weeks away. But history professor David Mapstone, just hired by the Sheriffs Office, still finds trouble, chasing a robber into an abandoned warehouse and discovering a gruesome crime from six decades ago. Mapstone begins an investigation into a Depression-era kidnapping that transfixed Arizona and the nation: the disappearance of a cattle barons grandsons, their bodies never found. And although the kidnapper was caught and executed, Mapstone uncovers evidence that justice was far from done. But this is no history lesson. The cattle barons heirs now run a Fortune 500 company and wield far more clout than a former-professor-turned-deputy. Then one of the heirs turns up dead.... |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: David Mapstone (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.28" W x 8.83" (1.05 lbs) 352 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In 1999 Phoenix, the new millennium is only weeks away. But history professor David Mapstone, just hired by the Sheriff's Office, chases a robber into an abandoned warehouse and discovers a gruesome crime that is six decades old. Mapstone's investigation widens to a Depression-era kidnapping of a cattle baron's grandsons, their bodies never found. And although the kidnapper was caught and executed, Mapstone uncovers evidence that justice was far from done. And then, one of the cattle baron's heirs who is running a Fortune 500 company turns up dead.... A fourth-generation Arizonan, Jon has developed his writing during 20 years as a journalist. He is the author of five David Mapstone mysteries: Concrete Desert, Cactus Heart, Camelback Falls, Dry Heat (2005 Arizona Highways Fiction Award winner) and Arizona Dreams (a 2006 BookSense Pick). www.jontalton.com |
Contributor Bio(s): Talton, Jon: - Author Jon Taltonas writing was developed over 20 years as a journalist, working for newspapers in San Diego, Denver, Dayton, Cincinnati, Charlotte, and Phoenix. Jonas 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. http: //www.jontalton.com |