Help Wanted: Orphans Preferred [Paperback]

Earl W. Emerson (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Fire chief and part-time sheriff Mac Fontana is puzzled when members of his Washington town's fire department are targeted by a homicidal maniac; his involvement with the wife of a paramedic leads to terrible revelations. PW called this "a tightly written and suspenseful tale."
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm); First Edition edition (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380710471
• ISBN-13: 978-0380710478
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,076,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! The best in an exceptionally good series., May 11, 1999

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Naomi Johnson "beauvallet" (Columbus, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Help Wanted: Orphans Preferred (Hardcover)

What can I say that would do justice to this book? I have a tendency to gush, but to do so is an insult to the character of Mac Fontana, as well as to the deceptively simple, highly evocative prose of Emerson. I am so hooked on this writer's work! When do I get my next fix???

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Number Two In The Mac Fontana Series, January 10, 2000

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Alan Griff - See all my reviews

This review is from: Help Wanted: Orphans Preferred (Hardcover)

While not really a brain teaser, Emerson writes a murder mystery set in Staircase, Washington, a small town featuring transplanted firefighter Mac Fontana with wit and aplomb. Not to dismiss the secondary characters, Emerson breathes life into each and every one. (I found my copy, autographed(!) in a second-hand bookstore in Seattle.)