Maggie McLendon should be studying for her PhD qualifying exams, but a letter from her aunt arrives, bearing bad news. Maggie's grandfather is seriously ill in Jackson, Mississippi. Maggie must sort out decades of family secrets, but not before a killer strikes twice. Could Maggie or her father be next?
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Maggie McLendon should be studying for her PhD qualifying exams, but a letter from her aunt arrives, bearing bad news. Maggie's grandfather is seriously ill in Jackson, Mississippi. Maggie must sort out decades of family secrets, but not before a killer strikes twice. Could Maggie or her father be next?
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. U3-A little edgewear and normal shelf wear. Signed by author with inscription to previous owner "To Loui, My Southern Copy Debut! ". Very good copy to own. "Dean James brings to life a family burdened by dark secrets. Determined sleuth Maggie McLendon peels away layers of hidden sadness to find the truth of her heritage."
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Fine. Book 1st pbk printing, with complete number line beginning with 1, like new condition with minor shelf wear. Silver Dagger is a consortium of Southern Mystery writers who have come together to publish a collection of quality mystery novels in hardcover (limited to 1, 000 copies only) and simultaneously in trade paperback. Maggie McLendon should be at home in Houston, studying for her Ph.D. qualifying exams, but a letter from her great aunt arrives, bearing bad news. Maggie's grandfather, Henry McLendon, whom she has never met, is seriously ill in Jackson, Mississippi. Maggie's father, English professor Gerard McLendon, has been estranged from his family since Maggie was an infant, but now there is perhaps one last chance for the McLendons to be reunited. The family welcomes Maggie and Gerard to Jackson, and Gerard has a chance to reconcile with his father. But a murderer strikes, savagely, and Gerard McLendon looks like the chief suspect. Maggie must sort out decades of family secrets, including the puzzle of her grandmother's death twenty-five years before and its relationship to the present crime, to arrive at the truth. But not before the killer strikes a second time. Could Maggie or her father be next on the list?
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s) Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, overall a very cisp and clean signed first edition! Signed by the author on the title page! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 202 very fine, unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled pages! "Maggie McLendon should be at home in Houston, studying for her Ph.D. qualifying exams, but a letter from hre great aunt arrives, bearing bad news. Maggie's grandfather, Henry McLendon, whom she has never met, is seriously ill in Jackson, Mississippi. Maggie's father, English professor Gerard McLendon, has been estranged from his family since Maggie was an infant, but now there is perhaps one last chance for the McLendons to be reunited."