Christmas Mourning

By Margaret Maron
(Grand Central Publishing, Hardcover, 9780446555807, 304pp.)

Publication Date: November 2010

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover

Categories: General, Mystery & Detective - General

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the November 2010 Indie Notables

“Judge Deborah Knott returns in a solid winter outing with a theme torn from local headlines. As Deborah and Dwight prepare for holidays and their first anniversary, they find themselves drawn into community tragedies that go deeper than they know. A big pleasure of the series is meeting Deborah's large extended family, whose many younger members make their debut here. You'd love to have this clan as your neighbor!”

-- Rosemary Pugliese, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC

Description

It's Christmas in rural North Carolina's Colleton County and Judge Deborah Knott is looking forward to a family celebration when a tragedy clouds the holiday season. A beautiful young cheerleader dies in a car crash and the community is devastated by her death. Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant soon learns that her death was not a simple accident, and more lives may be lost unless he and Deborah can discover why she died.

About the Author

Margaret Maron grew up on a farm near Raleigh and lived in Brooklyn for many years. Returning to her North Carolina roots prompted Margaret to write a series based on her own background, the first of which, BOOTLEGGER'S DAUGHTER, was a Washington Post bestseller and swept the major mystery awards for 1993. CHRISTMAS MOURNING is the sixteenth book in the acclaimed Deborah Knott series. Visit her website at www.margaretmaron.com.

Praise For Christmas Mourning…

On DEATH'S HALF ACRE
"[Maron] skillfully portrays the growing tension between family farmers and suburbanites. As always Maron weaves in a couple of subplots that keep things interesting and allow her to touch on a range of social issues."
-Associated Press

On CHRISTMAS MOURNING
"Maron makes you yearn to belong to an extended family, bake Christmas cookies with the Knott nieces and nephews and climb into Dwight's arms. She plots like a modern-day Christie, but the North Carolina charm is all her own."
-Kirkus

"Warm and authentic family relationships are the heart of this evergreen series."

-Publishers Weekly

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