Prized possessions murder in a small town

In this masterpiece of psychological suspense, the real villain is self-delusion ; it inflicts more damage than even the craziest serial killer. In the case of Emma O'Brea, the delusions concern her marriage: When her husband Charlie disappears it quickly becomes apparent that Emma was the only pers...

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Main Author: Wright, Laurali, 1939-2001
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Felony & Mayhem Press, 2024.
Series:Wright, L.R., 1939-2001. Murder in a small town ; 5.
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Summary:In this masterpiece of psychological suspense, the real villain is self-delusion ; it inflicts more damage than even the craziest serial killer. In the case of Emma O'Brea, the delusions concern her marriage: When her husband Charlie disappears it quickly becomes apparent that Emma was the only person in Canada who didn't recognize how desperate he had been to leave. And then there's Eddie Addison, an overgrown delivery boy, far from the sharpest knife in the drawer, and dangerously obsessed with a pretty, young student. Eddie and Emma would seem to have little in common, but when Inspector Karl Alberg is called in to solve the riddle of Charlie's vanishing act, the two sets of disturbing delusions begin to converge, with a climax that even the most perceptive reader is unlikely to see coming. "A stunning procedural mystery... the ending is a real killer."--The New York Times
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Physical Description:306 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9781631943201
1631943200
Author Notes:L.R. Wright (Bunny" to her family and friends) was best known for her celebrated mystery series set in a little town on Western Canada's Sunshine Coast, featuring Karl Alberg of the Canadian police. In 1986 the first book in the series, The Suspect , won the Edgar Award for Best Novel of the Year, making Wright the first Canadian to be so honored. Two other books in the series - A Chill Rain in January and Mother Love - won Arthur Ellis Awards (now the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence). Wright died in 2001, and in 2024 the Alberg series was adapted for television as Murder In a Small Town ."