The author of The Plot to Kill Jackie Robinson now offers a riveting combination of whodunit suspense and authentic Civil War-Old West flavor. When General Alfred Englund is stabbed to death in the middle of the night at a small outpost 50 miles from nowhere in the Dakota Territory, Captain Thomas Meynard is sent from Washington to unmask the murderer.
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The author of The Plot to Kill Jackie Robinson now offers a riveting combination of whodunit suspense and authentic Civil War-Old West flavor. When General Alfred Englund is stabbed to death in the middle of the night at a small outpost 50 miles from nowhere in the Dakota Territory, Captain Thomas Meynard is sent from Washington to unmask the murderer.
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Fine. No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof 1st ed. Uncorrected proof, fine in decorated wraps. A Murder of a top Civil War commander in the Dakota Territory, 1876. The murder of a famous general stuns the U.S. Army in this first-rate puzzler set at a remote Dakota post in 1876. When General Alfred Englund is stabbed to death in his office and an enlisted man is found murdered nearby, the army sends Major Thomas Maynard to investigate. Although an irascible scout fled the fort shortly after meeting with the general on the night of the killings, Englund's fellow officers are the prime suspects. All respected him, but complained about his certainty-buttressed by a fabled incident wherein lightning supposedly struck his sword-that he acted for God. Despite his self-righteousness, the general had had an affair with a colonel's young wife, and another officer nursed an apparent grudge from the Civil War. Maynard, carrying serious emotional baggage of his own, must sort out alibis that resemble suggest a frontier army version of Rashomon. With the help of shrewd and observant Sergeant Barrie, Maynard tracks a key witness and finds an answer that pleases no one....
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. A novel of murder in the Dakota Territory, 1876. Author's first book in the series. Historical. "The murder of a famous general stuns the U.S. Army in this first-rate puzzler set at a remote Dakota post in 1876. When General Alfred Englund is stabbed to death in his office and an enlisted man is found murdered nearby, the army sends Major Thomas Maynard to investigate. Although an irascible scout fled the fort shortly after meeting with the general on the night of the killings, Englund's fellow officers are the prime suspects. All respected him, but complained about his certainty-buttressed by a fabled incident wherein lightning supposedly struck his sword-that he acted for God. Despite his self-righteousness, the general had had an affair with a colonel's young wife, and another officer nursed an apparent grudge from the Civil War. Maynard, carrying serious emotional baggage of his own, must sort out alibis that resemble suggest a frontier army version of Rashomon. With the help of shrewd and observant Sergeant Barrie, Maynard tracks a key witness and finds an answer that pleases no one..." Publishers Weekly.
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Near Fine. Uncorrected proof in illustrated, glossy card covers. Near fine with publisher's correction on front fly and stickers on spine and rear cover.
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Near Fine. Uncorrected. Proof. Near fine in wrappers. Tiny stain on page ends. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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New in new dust jacket. pp. 287. Quarter bound in cloth over paper covered boards. 287pp. Pristine book, crisp, clean, tight, never opened/read. DJ has ruffled edges. Adult nonfiction. General auience.
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Very Good+ [Uncorrected Proofs]; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 1995 & 1996. Uncorrected Proof copies of Honig's pair of Civil War / American West historical novel-murder mysteries. With a brief penciled note on a sticky note in the author's hand. Trade size paperbacks in slick pictorial mock-up covers. Each of the books has additional material laid in. Major Pryor has a copy of "Inner Sanctum" # 6-an 8 page folded magazine sized promotional booklet showcasing mysteries published by Simon & Schuster and Scribner. Honig has affixed a sticky note pointing to the pages (6 & 8) in which "Pryor" is showcased. The Proof dor General Englund has photocopies of letters with blurb material for the novel exchanged between Scribner editor, Susanne Kirk and Jim Lehrer, Peter Robinson, Wendy Hornsby and others. These copies from the collection of the author's brother, Stanley Honig, almost certainly sent to him with the additional material and penciled note. Honig is most noted for his prodigious writing on baseball, but among his many works are mysteries and novels that dove tail with Civil War history. Solid VG++ to NF copies.