Twisted at the root / Ellen Hart.
By: Hart, Ellen [author.].
Material type: TextSeries: Hart, Ellen. Jane Lawless mystery: 26.Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First edition.Description: 310 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781250308429; 1250308429.Subject(s): Lawless, Jane (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction | Family secrets -- Fiction | Widowers -- Fiction | Judicial error -- Fiction | Gay culture -- Fiction | Same-sex marriage -- Fiction | Sexual orientation -- Fiction | Sexual minorities -- Fiction | FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General | FICTION / LGBT / Lesbian | FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths | Lawless, Jane (Fictitious character) | Minneapolis (Minn.) -- FictionGenre/Form: Fiction. | Mystery fiction. | Detective and mystery fiction.Summary: Everyone thought Rashad May and Gideon Wise were happily married. That is, until Rashad was convicted of his husband's murder. Four years later, Rashad's brother contacts Ray Lawless--Minnesota private investigator Jane Lawless's father and the original defense attorney on the case --with potential evidence of a wrongful conviction. When the case is reopened, Jane and her father must work together to attain justice for a grieving widower. Who actually killed Gideon and why? There are suspects and motives galore, and Jane must discover the truth. She must also track down her missing brother, Peter, who was involved in the original trial, and who might be hiding secrets of his own.Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Haddon Twp. | Mystery | Adult | M Har (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000010524929 | |||
Book | Voorhees | Mystery | Adult | M Har (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000010524887 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Ellen Hart's intimate storytelling returns in Twisted at the Root , where Hart's latest mystery shows the importance of finding the truth.
Everyone thought Rashad May and Gideon Wise were happily married. That is, until Rashad was convicted of his husband's murder.
Four years later, Rashad's brother contacts Ray Lawless - Minnesota private investigator Jane Lawless's father and the original defense attorney on the case - with potential evidence of a wrongful conviction. When the case is reopened, Jane and her father must work together to attain justice for a grieving widower.
Who actually killed Gideon and why? There are suspects and motives galore, and Jane must discover the truth. She must also track down her missing brother, Peter, who was involved in the original trial, and who might be hiding secrets of his own.
Sequel to: A whisper of bones.
Everyone thought Rashad May and Gideon Wise were happily married. That is, until Rashad was convicted of his husband's murder. Four years later, Rashad's brother contacts Ray Lawless--Minnesota private investigator Jane Lawless's father and the original defense attorney on the case --with potential evidence of a wrongful conviction. When the case is reopened, Jane and her father must work together to attain justice for a grieving widower. Who actually killed Gideon and why? There are suspects and motives galore, and Jane must discover the truth. She must also track down her missing brother, Peter, who was involved in the original trial, and who might be hiding secrets of his own.