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With a federal grant for a nonexistent bus system, relief is nearby for a West Virginia town of failing coal mines, but when the government auditor arrives, he is murdered, and his successor, Owen Allison, fears he may be next. Reprint.
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John Billheimer, a native of West Virginia, lives in Portola Valley, California. This is his first novel.
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pens in Contrary, West Virginia--a sleepy town with failing coal mines, a few old moonshine stills, and an urgent need for revenue. A federal grant for a nonexistent bus system seemed just the ticket . . . if only the government auditor, sent to look things over, hadn't drunk too much white lightning. And ended up dead.
Now his successor, Owen Allison, has come down from D.C. to check out the situation. Disgruntled with his life inside the Beltway, Owen is willing to give Contrary's officials the benefit of the doubt--and himself some time to romance Mary Beth, the alluring town controller. He soon feels like seventeen different kinds of fool. Because something has long been fermenting in Contrary besides corn mash. Another body has been found. And Owen may be next . . . unless he uncovers the big secrets hidden in the hearts of a small Appalachian town.
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- PublisherDell Pub Co
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0440235049
- ISBN 13 9780440235040
- BindingMass Market Paperback
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