Devil's Trumpet : **Signed**

Freeman, Mary

ISBN 10: 0425168212 / ISBN 13: 9780425168219

Published by Berkley Prime Crime, New York, 1999

About this Item

SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Signature only A First edition, First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Devil's Trumpet : **Signed**
• Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0425168212
• ISBN 13: 9780425168219
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery
  • Signed First Editions

About this title

Synopsis

Landscaper Rachel O'Connor turns sleuth when her latest client, Henry Bassinger, owner of the once popular Columbia River Inn, turns up dead at the bottom of a nearby cliff and sets out to uncover the killer before she herself falls victim to a series of bizarre "accidents." Original.

From the Author

How I got started writing _Devil's Trumpet_.
Gardening and writing have always worked together for me. Designing and planting a new space has been my guaranteed cure for writers' block -- a hands-on physical creativity that seems to complement the mental creativity of writing fiction. Thus, Rachel O'Connor, daughter of an orchard-farming family and a professional landscaper, seemed like a natural to me. I had a wonderful time creating this series. I set it in the scenic Columbia River Gorge, a favorite haunt of mine. Rachel lives in Blossom, a fictional town near the real town of Hood River. It was an easy choice to bring Rachel to life there. Hood River is in the middle of a sometimes difficult transition from a quiet little agricultural town to a growing vacation and recreation area. The tourists bring in welcome cash, but a traditional way of life is changing forever, and it's not always an easy process. It seemed like the perfect place for a mystery series. Rachel has grown up with the traditional values of a rural community, but she has the intelligence and experience to see a wider world than that of the family orchard and strictly local concerns. Consequently, she finds herself in the center of the sometimes turbulent and occasionally deadly events in Blossom. Devil's Trumpet, and the subsequent books in the series, Deadly Nightshade, and Bleeding Heart, have given me a wonderful opportunity to combine my love of gardening and landscaping, my delight with the mystery genre, and my interest in contemporary Northwest issues. It has also been a great excuse to try out some of Rachel's garden designs on my two and a half acres of garden and woodland. I've had a lot of pleasure in writing this series, and I hope you have as much pleasure reading it!