A small death in the great glen a novel
In the Highlands of 1950s Scotland, a boy is found dead in a canal lock. Two young girls tell such a fanciful story of his disappearance that no one believes them. The local newspaper staff -- including Joanne Ross, the part-time typist embroiled in an abusive marriage, and her boss, a seasoned jour...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atria Books,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st Atria pbk. ed. |
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| Summary: | In the Highlands of 1950s Scotland, a boy is found dead in a canal lock. Two young girls tell such a fanciful story of his disappearance that no one believes them. The local newspaper staff -- including Joanne Ross, the part-time typist embroiled in an abusive marriage, and her boss, a seasoned journalist determined to revamp the paper -- set out to uncover and investigate the crime. Suspicion falls on several townspeople, all of whom profess their innocence. Alongside these characters are the people of the town and neighboring glens; a refugee Polish sailor; an Italian family whose cafe boasts the first known cappuccino machine in the north of Scotland; and a corrupt town clerk subverting the planning laws to line his own pocket.--From Amazon.com |
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| Physical Description: | 393 p. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781439154939 |
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