Karin Salvalaggio

Witnessing the murder of the mother who abandoned her in childhood, Detective Macy Greeley struggles for answers about their past while hunting down the killer. A first novel. 20,000 first printing.

A Novel

Bone Dust White

When Detective Macy Greeley is called to Wilmington Creek, a sleepy ranching community in northern Montana, she expects an open-and-shut, if high-profile, murder case. What greets her is anything but. John Dalton, a soldier returned home from serving in Afghanistan, has been shot dead in an alleyway outside a local bar. Macy can't see any obvious motive for the attack, but John's closest friends and his twin sister, Jessie, have been keeping secrets. With a series of wildfires pushing the area's resources to the limit and Darby Lake's water level dropping to a record low, Jessie is becoming increasingly anxious about what may be uncovered if the rains don't return to the valley soon. Haunted by what's hidden beneath the still waters, she doesn't know whether to help or hinder Macy's investigation. And Macy herself is increasingly uneasy about what she discovers as she navigates the politics of a small town and the Dalton family clan, as well as her own complicated relationship with the father of her young son. Macy Greeley returns in Burnt River, another taut and intimate mystery from acclaimed Bone Dust White author Karin Salvalaggio.

A Mystery

Burnt River

"Salvalaggio, whose trademarks include intricate plotting and stark but affecting prose, scores another triumph."—Richmond Times-Dispatch Grace Adams has spent three years trying to move on—mentally, physically, emotionally—from the traumatizing events of her past. But it’s not easy when the world is morbidly curious about the crimes that shaped her childhood, when despite her changed name, people still track her down for the sensational details. Now in college in Bolton, Montana, the one person Grace has trusted with the truth about her past has betrayed her. The bestselling novelist Peter Granger wants to use Grace’s story in his next book, regardless of how desperate Grace is to keep the details to herself. And then, on Halloween night, Peter Granger’s house burns to the ground and his and his wife’s bodies are found inside. Montana state detective Macy Greeley is sent to Bolton to handle the investigation into the fire and deaths...which soon appear to be arson and murder. It doesn’t take Macy long to realize that Grace isn’t the only one whom Peter Granger has betrayed, and there are no shortage of others in town who took issue with him and his wife. What at first looked like a straightforward investigation is poised to expose some of Bolton’s darkest secrets, and the fallout may put more than one life in danger.

Silent Rain

Someone is knocking at the door to Grace Adams' house, and he won't stop. Grace thinks she knows who it is, but when she goes to her second floor window for a look she sees a woman she doesn't recognize. The woman isn't alone for long before a man emerges from the dark of the surrounding woods, stabs her, and leaves her for dead. Trying to help, Grace goes to the woman and is shocked to find that it's her mother Leanne—a woman who abandoned her 11 years before. There's nothing she can do, and Leanne is already past the point where she can tell Grace what happened all those years ago or why she came back now. While Grace was only a child when Leanne left her, Detective Macy Greeley has been waiting for Leanne ever since she disappeared from Collier, MT. She's looking to close a case that has been haunting the town for far too long, but Collier is a hard-bitten place where the people are fierce when it comes to keeping their feuds between themselves and keeping secrets hidden in the past. Karin Salvalaggio's outstanding crime fiction debut Bone Dust White is an absolutely stunning work that signals the entrance of a major new talent.

When outspoken radio talk show host Philip Long is kidnapped and murdered, Detective Macy Greeley leaves her young son in the care of her mother and heads up to remote Walleye Junction, Montana to take charge of the investigation. It is initially believed that Long’s murder is the result of a controversial radio show he’s done on the rise of far right militias in the state. Within days the two kidnappers are found dead following a massive heroin overdose, and the authorities are hopeful the investigation is finished. But there are too many discrepancies for Macy to settle for obvious answers. The kidnapper’s bodies have been moved, their son is on the run and a series of anonymous emails point investigators toward the murky world of prescription painkiller abuse. Macy soon finds herself immersed in small town intrigues as she races to find who’s really responsible for Philip Long’s murder. Meanwhile, Philip Long’s daughter Emma is dealing with her own problems. It’s been twelve years since she left Walleye Junction after her best friend died from a drug overdose. Emma finds that little in Walleye Junction has changed in her absence. She is also becoming increasingly uneasy as the familiar surroundings stir up memories that are best forgotten. With Walleye Junction, a taut, propulsive mystery, Karin Salvalaggio will once again grip readers from the opening page to the stunning conclusion.

Walleye Junction

Flathead Valley, Montana: Das nur spärlich besiedelte Tal wird von einer Hitzewelle heimgesucht. Ein Brandstifter bringt die Bewohner in große Gefahr, die Feuerwehr kämpft vergeblich gegen die Flammen an. Dann wird ein toter Soldat gefunden. Die Polizei bittet Detective Macy Greeley um Hilfe. Sie muss gegen das Schweigen der eingeschworenen Gemeinschaft ankommen, die Probleme lieber unter sich löst. Jeder weiß etwas, doch niemand spricht darüber. Zu allem Überfluss taucht auch noch Ray Davidson auf – zugleich Macys Chef und der Vater ihres kleinen Sohnes. Dann wird eine weitere Leiche gefunden. Bald ist nicht nur Macys Karriere, sondern auch ihr Leben in großer Gefahr ... Der spektakuläre neue Fall für Ermittlerin Macy Greeley.

Kriminalroman

Brennender Fluss

Sie gibt nicht auf Ein eiskalter Wintermorgen im verlassenen Norden Montanas. Blutüberströmt bricht eine Frau vor dem Haus von Grace zusammen. Beim Versuch, sie zu retten, erkennt Grace in der Toten ihre vor vielen Jahren spurlos verschwundene Mutter. Die hochschwangere Polizistin Macy Greeley übernimmt den Fall. Sie kehrt zurück in die raue, eingeschworene Gemeinschaft nahe der kanadischen Grenze. Vor elf Jahren hat sie vergeblich versucht, Grace' Mutter aufzuspüren. Grace ist in großer Gefahr. Jemand verfolgt sie. Im Krankenhaus wird auf sie geschossen. Dennoch lässt sie Macy zunächst nicht an sich heran. Bis die beiden Frauen dem Mörder immer näher kommen ... "Salvalaggio ist eine beeindruckende neue Stimme in der Spannungsliteratur, und ihre Heldin, Detective Macy Greeley, eine starke und vielschichtige Figur. Ich kann es kaum erwarten, mehr von ihr zu lesen." Deborah Crombie

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