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A murder mystery, set in rural Minnesota. Protagonist Dan Williams, Undersheriff of Pine County, must solve the case of a missing woman who has apparently been operating a "disorderly house" involving prominent citizens of the area, including a state senator. The customers aren't talking, and the senator is attempting to squelch the investigation. Has the woman been murdered? As in his first mystery, "Where Evil Hides," author Dean Hovey keeps us guessing as we are led clue by clue to another surprise ending.
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First published March 3, 2002
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Dean L. Hovey
48 books61 followersDean is the best-selling author of more than thirty books in three series including the award winning "Family Trees."
His Pine County series are set in rural Pine County Minnesota and are hard-boiled thrillers featuring the Pine County Sheriff's Department.
His Doug Fletcher series are set in National Parks and Monuments. Fletcher is a retired St. Paul police detective who's drafted by the Park Service to investigate a number of murders, suspicious deaths, toxic waste dumping and other crimes. This series is also somewhat hard-boiled, but include a touch of romance and humor as Doug sorts out his relationship with his former boss, Jill Rickowski.
The Whistling Pine series are cozies set in Two Harbors Minnesota. The protagonist is the recreation director of the Whistling Pines retirement community and he deals with the day-to-day issues of his senior citizens and is reluctantly dragged into the investigations of local murders.
His Pine County series are set in rural Pine County Minnesota and are hard-boiled thrillers featuring the Pine County Sheriff's Department.
His Doug Fletcher series are set in National Parks and Monuments. Fletcher is a retired St. Paul police detective who's drafted by the Park Service to investigate a number of murders, suspicious deaths, toxic waste dumping and other crimes. This series is also somewhat hard-boiled, but include a touch of romance and humor as Doug sorts out his relationship with his former boss, Jill Rickowski.
The Whistling Pine series are cozies set in Two Harbors Minnesota. The protagonist is the recreation director of the Whistling Pines retirement community and he deals with the day-to-day issues of his senior citizens and is reluctantly dragged into the investigations of local murders.
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January 31, 2023
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A well written plot with lots of interesting twists and turns. Set in northern Minnesota. The characters are the kind of people that actually live there. A great story.
A well written plot with lots of interesting twists and turns. Set in northern Minnesota. The characters are the kind of people that actually live there. A great story.
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