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Name: The Alpine Vengeance

Author: Mary Daheim
Year: 2010
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Mystery, Cozy Mystery

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9780345502582
0345502582

Nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, the charming little hamlet of Alpine is welcoming Thanksgiving with open arms, while Emma Lord, editor and publisher of The Alpine Advocate, feels her spirits sink. There will be no family and no friends--not even Sheriff Milo Dodge--to share the day. How, she wonders, has she managed to screw up her life so badly?

But on the Monday after the holiday, a call from Sheriff Dodge concerning a trio of alarming unsigned letters he has received leaves Emma no time to wallow. The writer asserts the wrongful murder conviction ten years ago of Larry Petersen, a onetime Alpine resident who has recently died in prison. The real culprit, the letters declare, has made a deathbed confession of the crime. Neither Emma nor Milo recognizes the repentant killer's name. Even Emma's stalwart House & Home editor, Vida Runkel, from whom no Alpine secrets are hid, is baffled. They decide that the whole thing must be a twisted prank.

Then a fourth letter arrives, threatening that if swift action isn't taken to right this alleged perversion of justice there will be another death--most likely Emma's or Milo's. As rumors of a coming homicide spread along Front Street, a ripple of panic runs through the Valley of the Sky.

Is Milo the real target? Is Emma in danger? Should Vida run for cover under one of her biggest hats?

This book is part of the "Emma Lord" series. Here are some other books from this series:

"The Alpine Yeoman"
First published in 2014
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"The Alpine Xanadu"
First published in 2013
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"The Alpine Winter"
First published in 2011
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"The Alpine Scandal"
First published in 2007
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"The Alpine Recluse"
First published in 2006
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"The Alpine Pursuit"
First published in 2004
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"The Alpine Nemesis"
First published in 2001
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"The Alpine Menace"
First published in 2000
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"The Alpine Gamble"
First published in 1996
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"The Alpine Decoy"
First published in 1994
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"The Alpine Christmas"
First published in 1993
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"The Alpine Betrayal"
First published in 1993
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"The Alpine Traitor"
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"The Alpine Obituary"
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"The Alpine Fury"
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"The Alpine Hero"
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"The Alpine Icon"
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"The Alpine Legacy"
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"The Alpine Kindred"
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"The Alpine Zen"
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"The Alpine Advocate"
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