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- Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur (2001)
- ASIN: B000OTKL24
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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A fascinating read,
This review is from: Dismal Mountain: An Owen Allison Mystery (Owen Allison Mysteries) (Hardcover)
The Mountain View Development Company began leveling Dismal Mountain, West Virginia in order to construct a mall. The firm bought out most residents but elderly Lizzie Neal refused to leave because this was the home of her ancestors and her parents were buried nearby. When the company sends trucks down from the mountaintop, an incident finally occurs. Lizzie's nephew Bobby Ray killed the driver who he swears fired at him first. Lizzie sets up the scene so it would seem she shot the driver.Lizzie's nephew, transportation inspection consultant Owen Allison, comes home to visit his ailing mother and to help Lizzie. While Owen's mother recovers from cancer surgery, Sheriff Thad Reader explains to him that Lizzie's confession of being responsible appears phony. He asks Owen to try to learn the truth. As he makes some inquiries, Owen begins to uncover a dark conspiracy to fund the Dismal Mountain Project, which places his life in danger. DISMAL MOUNTAIN is an exciting and relevant Owen Allison mystery that highlights the environmental versus economy issue. The story line is entertaining due to the strong secondary characters that help bring West Virginia alive while providing depth to Owen through his family members and his former college sweetheart. John Billheimer makes mystery reading fun (see HIGHWAY ROBBERY and THE CONTRARY BLUES for additional pleasure). Harriet Klausner
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this was a gift for my son at christmas...we are interestrd in buying more from this same author. my son really does like his guys books.
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The light commuter plane was buffeted by so much turbulence that Owen Allison found it difficult to read, so he watched the terrain below through the bouncing window. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hospice porch, coal cart, sheriff nodded, grief counseling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sister Mary, Mountain View, Bobby Ray, Dusty Rhodes, Willis Grant, Sister Regina Anne, Vern Embry, Guy Schamp, Letch Valence, Saint Vincent, Thad Reader, West Virginia, Aunt Lizzie, Cooter's Bend, Kate O'Malley, Big Coal, Droopy Tales, Dismal Mountain, Doubtful Hollow, Maggie Mason, Sarabeth Mattingly, Ruth Allison, Sam Mattingly, Sixty Minutes, Vernon Embry New!
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The light commuter plane was buffeted by so much turbulence that Owen Allison found it difficult to read, so he watched the terrain below through the bouncing window. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hospice porch, coal cart, sheriff nodded, grief counseling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sister Mary, Mountain View, Bobby Ray, Dusty Rhodes, Willis Grant, Sister Regina Anne, Vern Embry, Guy Schamp, Letch Valence, Saint Vincent, Thad Reader, West Virginia, Aunt Lizzie, Cooter's Bend, Kate O'Malley, Big Coal, Droopy Tales, Dismal Mountain, Doubtful Hollow, Maggie Mason, Sarabeth Mattingly, Ruth Allison, Sam Mattingly, Sixty Minutes, Vernon Embry New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim on page 58
- The Come on by Eugene Manlove Rhodes on page 291
- A Little Night Music (Libretto) by Stephen Sondheim on page 58
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- Drybone Hollow: An Owen Allison Mystery by John Billheimer in Front Matter
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