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St. Paul, Minnesota, 1939. The body of a beautiful dime-a-dance girl is found on a hillside, and Police Lieutenant Wesley Horner, struggling and alone after his wife's recent death, heads the investigation into her murder. His chief suspect is Herbert White, an eccentric recluse and hobby... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Wesley Homer: Add a description of this character.
- Welshinger
- Maggie
- Herbert White
- O'connor
- Louise
- Farrell
- Berglund
- Dr. Nash
- Veronica Galvin
- Billy
- Ruby Fahey
- Rose
- Trent
- Charlene Mortensen
- Judge Kelly
- Mr. Wright
- Olmstead
- Paul
- Hyman
- Herbert W. White
- Mary
- Gwendolyn
- Carla Marie Labreque
- Mccarthy
- Schmidt
- Mr. Dos Passos
- Alary
- Wesley Horner
- Granny
- Gundersen
- Nanna
First Sentence edit
THE FIRST TIME WESLEY HORNER SAW HIM WAS AT THE White Castle near Seven Corners, where Wesley was drinking coffee with his partner.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Clark (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0312192177
Page Count: 341
Publisher: Picador
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0312192177
Page Count: 341
Awards edit
- Edgar Award (1999: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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