The Alpine Xanadu

A new exhilarating installment in Mary Daheimandamp;rsquo;s beloved and long-running small-town murder mystery series set in Alpine, Washington, and featuring unforgettable newspaper editor Emma Lord. andamp;#160; Winter in the small mountain aerie of Alpine should be as quiet as new-fallen snow on the Cascades, but from the Grocery Basket to the Venison Inn, the town is humming. At the Alpine Advocate, editor Emma Lord and her staff are on deadline with a feature about the opening of RestHaven, a new rehab and mental health facility. Front Street is buzzing with gossip about Emmaandamp;rsquo;s recent engagement to Sheriff Milo Dodge. And now that fool Wayne Eriks has climbed an electric pole in the middle of a storm and got himself electrocuted. andamp;#160; Sheriff Dodge doesnandamp;rsquo;t buy the idea that Wayneandamp;rsquo;s death is an accident. But howandamp;mdash;and, more important, whyandamp;mdash;he died is only one of the conundrums that keep the sheriff and Emma working overtime. Why is RestHaven giving Alpine so many restless nights? What to make of allegations that someoneandamp;rsquo;s trying to kill the richest man in town . . . or whispers of a rash of indecent behavior at the local high school? After Vida Runkel, the Advocateandamp;rsquo;s stalwart House andamp;amp; Home editor, disappears into thin air, Milo and Emma suddenly have too many loose ends to solve before they can even think about tying the knot. andamp;#160; Featuring beloved characters from the series alongside some sinister new onesandamp;mdash;not to mention a mystery that will shake Alpine to its coreandamp;mdash;The Alpine Xanadu may be Mary Daheimandamp;rsquo;s most delicious novel yet. andamp;#160; Praise for Mary Daheim and her Emma Lord mysteries andamp;#160; andamp;ldquo;Always entertaining.andamp;rdquo;andamp;mdash;The Seattle Times andamp;#160; andamp;ldquo;Mary Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a big heart. I love her books.andamp;rdquo;andamp;mdash;Carolyn Hart andamp;#160; andamp;ldquo;Daheim writes . . . with dry wit, a butter-smooth style, and obvious wicked enjoyment.andamp;rdquo;andamp;mdash;The Oregonian andamp;#160; andamp;ldquo;The characters are great, and the plots always attention-getting.andamp;rdquo;andamp;mdash;King Features Syndicate andamp;#160; andamp;ldquo;Even the most seasoned mystery fans are caught off-guard by [Daheimandamp;rsquo;s] clever plot twists.andamp;rdquo;andamp;mdash;BookLoons Reviews andamp;#160; andamp;ldquo;Witty one-liners and amusing characterizations.andamp;rdquo;andamp;mdash;Publishers Weekly