Murder on the Middle Fork - Softcover

Smith, Don Ian; West Ph.D., Naida

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965348768 ISBN 13: 9780965348768

Publisher: Bridge House Books, 2005

Synopsis

Based on a true story--one of Idaho's strangest murders (1917). Frieda lives by the laws of the wilderness in primitive isolation with her husband--until she finds something more important than raw survival. Suspense intensifies to the shocking conclusion, then resolves in deliverance. Set on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. "This is one of those rare gems... a small but powerful work. It captures the roughness of life and the people, and the awesome land in which they struggled... The writing is finely balanced, the tale both universal and yet specific to its time and place... up there with Conrad Richter's Sea of Grass." -Persia Woolley, author of The Guinevere Trilogy

About this title

About the Author:

Don Ian Smith, pastor of the Methodist Church for 43 years, and a circuit rider through the mountain where he first heard of The Murder in 1944. His knowledge of the time and place shine forth in this collaborative work. Smith's previous published works include 5 inspirational books, and a biography: Symon's Daughter: the Memoir of Elizabeth Symon Smith. Naida West, neice of Don Ian, holds a Ph.D from University of CA, Davis. She taught sociology and worked as a consultant on environmental affairs. In 1990 she quit her other work to become a full time writer. Her 2 award-winning history novels — River of Red Gold and Eye of the Bear — are acclaimed for their careful use of history and their emotional impact. She brings this story to the level of fine literature. She is at work on the 3rd novel in her California trilogy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bridge House Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0965348768
• ISBN 13: 9780965348768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190