When Professor Simon Shaw begins investigating the murder of a woman who turns out to be the long missing heiress to the Bloodsworth estate, he finds himself trying to find answers to a case that is more than seventy years old and that someone wants to keep unsolved
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"Shaber...gives us a delightful new protagonist in Professor Simon Shaw...a most auspicious introduction."-- "Washington Times""Engaging...A witty academic murder mystery."-- "News and Observer" (Raleigh, NC)"[Shaber] charm[s] us with her personable prof and her warm, vibrant portrait of small-town Southern life."-- "The New York Times Book Review"
Sarah R. Shaber lives in North Carolina. Simon Said won the St Martin's Malice Domestic Award, and is the first of her crime novels to be published by Robert Hale.
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Winner of the Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press Best First Traditional Mystery Award Forensic historian Simon Shaw likes his murders old and cold, and his first case fits the bill. An archeologist friend has found a skeleton with a bullet hole in its skull under historic Bloodworth House, and Simon investigates with his usual doggedness until he discovers that the corpse is Anne Bloodworth, an heiress who disappeared in 1926. Shaw feels compelled to find out who killed her. But this turns out to be more than an academic exercise when someone who wants to hide past secrets tries to murder him Shaber charms us with her personable prof and her warm, vibrant portrait of small-town Southern life. --New York Times Book Review. Seller Inventory # 00083341571
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Winner of the Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press Best First Traditional Mystery Award Forensic historian Simon Shaw likes his murders old and cold, and his first case fits the bill. An archeologist friend has found a skeleton with a bullet hole in its skull under historic Bloodworth House, and Simon investigates with his usual doggedness until he discovers that the corpse is Anne Bloodworth, an heiress who disappeared in 1926. Shaw feels compelled to find out who killed her. But this turns out to be more than an academic exercise when someone who wants to hide past secrets tries to murder him Shaber charms us with her personable prof and her warm, vibrant portrait of small-town Southern life. --New York Times Book Review. Seller Inventory # 00105978451
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Good. Winner of the Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press Best First Traditional Mystery Award Forensic historian Simon Shaw likes his murders old and cold, and his first case fits the bill. An archeologist friend has found a skeleton with a bullet hole in its skull under historic Bloodworth House, and Simon investigates with his usual doggedness until he discovers that the corpse is Anne Bloodworth, an heiress who disappeared in 1926. Shaw feels compelled to find out who killed her. But this turns out to be more than an academic exercise when someone who wants to hide past secrets tries to murder him Shaber charms us with her personable prof and her warm, vibrant portrait of small-town Southern life. --New York Times Book Review. Seller Inventory # 00106692415
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Winner of the Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press Best First Traditional Mystery Award Forensic historian Simon Shaw likes his murders old and cold, and his first case fits the bill. An archeologist friend has found a skeleton with a bullet hole in its skull under historic Bloodworth House, and Simon investigates with his usual doggedness until he discovers that the corpse is Anne Bloodworth, an heiress who disappeared in 1926. Shaw feels compelled to find out who killed her. But this turns out to be more than an academic exercise when someone who wants to hide past secrets tries to murder him Shaber charms us with her personable prof and her warm, vibrant portrait of small-town Southern life. --New York Times Book Review. Seller Inventory # CIN0312152078A
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Winner of the Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press Best First Traditional Mystery Award Forensic historian Simon Shaw likes his murders old and cold, and his first case fits the bill. An archeologist friend has found a skeleton with a bullet hole in its skull under historic Bloodworth House, and Simon investigates with his usual doggedness until he discovers that the corpse is Anne Bloodworth, an heiress who disappeared in 1926. Shaw feels compelled to find out who killed her. But this turns out to be more than an academic exercise when someone who wants to hide past secrets tries to murder him Shaber charms us with her personable prof and her warm, vibrant portrait of small-town Southern life. --New York Times Book Review. Seller Inventory # CIN0312152078VG