The Dead Survivors - Softcover

Erickson, K. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312983247 ISBN 13: 9780312983246

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2003

Synopsis

When a seemingly apparent suicide turns into a murder case with a Civil War connection, Homicide Detective Marshall Bahr and his partner must find a killer who is determined to seek revenge against the descendants of the First Minnesota Volunteers, the battalion who turned the tide in the Battle of Gettysburg. Reprint.

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From the Back Cover:

A SUSPICIOUS DEATH
When Frank Beck, a sympathetic dreamer on a lifelong losing streak, is found hanged during a lonely Minnesota snowstorm, everyone assumes that he committed suicide. But Minneapolis Homicide Detective Marshall Bahr can't make sense of the numbers inscribed on Beck's right arm or the fact that a guy who was described as sloppy could tie a perfect hangman's noose for himself...

A LEGENDARY BATTLE
Mars begins to dig deep into Beck's life and uncovers an obscure fact in the dead man's ancestry-a connection to the Battle of Gettysburg-and to make sense of its bearing on this homicide, he needs to understand nineteen seconds of action at the end of this historical battle. Could Beck's death-by-hanging be related to the Civil War?

A PSYCHOTIC KILLER ON THE LOOSE
Then another body turns up-and another. Now Mars is on the trail of a serial killer whose motive seems to be related to a contemporary controversy about Gettysburg. From the freezing Minnesota winter to Richmond, Virginia, Mars embarks on an investigation where he discovers that past and present co-mingle-and old grudges lead to modern murder

"Erickson writes in a fine style, and she conducts the procedural drill like a trouper."
--The New York Times Book Review

"A thoroughly satisfying narrative, a sympathetic protagonist, descriptive details, and clever plotting place this follow-up to Third Person Singular high on the "buy" list."
--Library Journal

About the Author:

KJ Erickson was raised in Chicago and Watertown, South Dakota, and now lives in Minneapolis. This is her second novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312983247
• ISBN 13: 9780312983246
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 336