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Description edit
A JOURNEY OF TERROR Murder is news--even when editor-publisher Emma Lord is away from The Alpine Advocate. A picturesque Oregon seashore village may not be Emma's traditional beat, but when a sensational headline-grabbing murder occurs, she's on the case. It all begins as sexy Audrey Imhoff... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Gordon Imhoff: Vida's nephew in law - a suspect in a murder.
- Vida Runkel: Alpine Advocate House & Home Editor
- Rosalie Runkel: Vida's sister-in-law - she was married to Vida's husband, Ernest's, brother Everett. She is now married to Walt Dobrinz
- Audrey Imhoff: Rosalie and Everett's daughter
- Derek: Audrey and Gordon Imhoff's son
- Stacie: Audrey and Gordon Imhoff's daughter
- Dolores Cerrillo: Derek's girlfriend who has moved into his parents' home while the investigation happens
- Molly: Audrey and Gordon Imhoff's daughter
- Marlin: Rosalie and Everett's son
- Ruth Pickering: Works at The Jaded Eye for Audrey and Gordon
- Mavis Marley Fulkerston: Friend of Emma's and a former colleague on the Oregonian
- Leo Walsh: Alpine Advocate ad manager
- Ernest: Vida's dead husband
- Milo Dodge: Sheriff of Alpine and Emma's current love interest
- Carla Steinmetz: Alpine Advocate reporter
- Jesse Damon: College law student rumored to be having an affair with Audrey
- Emma Lord: Owner and editor of the Alpine Advocate, a weekly newspaper in Alpine, Washington.
- Stina Kane: Married to Stuart and rumored to be having an affair with Gordon
- Ginny Erlandson: Alpine Advocate's office manager
- Adam: Emma's son
- Randy Neal: Cannon Beach police
- Stuart Kane: Realtor, married to Stina - rumored to be having an affair with Audrey
- Jeremy: Jesse Damon's roommate
- Valerie Bryan: Owner of the Cannon Beach Book Company
- Tom Cavanaugh: Emma's onetime lover and father of her son, Adam
- Tami: Cannon Beach police
- Walt Dobrinz: Imhoff children's grandfather - he is married to Rosalie, Vida's ex-sister-in-law
- Jeff McConnell: Witness to Emma's accident
- Corey: Cannon Beach police
- Kirby: Gordon's cousin who lives in California. Gordon sent the girls to stay with them during the murder investigation
- Brad: Ginny's baby son, 6 months old
Setting & Locations edit
- Cannon Beach
- Portland
- Astoria
- Alpine WA: A small town in the foothills of Washington's Cascade Mountains
- Seaside
- Oregon
- Salem
- Seattle
- California
- Washington
- San Francisco
- Ashland
- Wales
- Providence Hospital
- Columbia River
First Sentence edit
"VIDA LEFT HER hat."
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 18
Series & Lists edit
This is book 10 of 24 in Emma Lord. (standard series)
Preceded by The Alpine Icon, and followed by The Alpine Kindred.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mary Daheim (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Fawcett
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0345396448
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Fawcett
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0345396448
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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