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Murder in Rat Alley
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A murder from the past comes creeping into the present, as two private eyes open up a cold case to find a killer, or risk becoming the next targets.
Tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina lies a remnant of one of the greatest scientific achievements of the twentieth century—putting a man on the moon. This isolated site exists today as the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute.
But past and present collide when skeletal remains are unearthed on the complex, and DNA testing confirms the identity of a scientist who disappeared during the Apollo 15 mission. The niece of the murdered man implores Asheville detectives Sam Blackman and Nakayla Robertson to take the case.
As Sam and Nakayla dig into the events of the past, they discover the trail leads to a murder in Asheville's Rat Alley, proving that a killer from the past still stalks the present. And Sam and Nakayla now top the assassin's list.
Murder in Rat Alley by Mark de Castrique is a gripping tale of suspense, intertwining history with present-day danger.
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When legacies aren't as steadfast as they seem to be, two P.I.'s will be pulled into a world of deceit to stop a town from crumbling. A river gives up its dead, but not its secrets... Sam Blackman and Nakayla Robertson, private investigators in Asheville, North Carolina, are hired when a local environmentalist dies while monitoring water quality in the...PaperbackSold Out -
Murder in Rat Alley
A murder from the past comes creeping into the present, as two private eyes open up a cold case to find a killer, or risk becoming the next targets. Tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina lies a remnant of one of the greatest scientific achievements of the twentieth century—putting a man on the moon. This isolated site exists...HardbackSold Out -
Murder in Rat Alley
A murder from the past comes creeping into the present, as two private eyes open up a cold case to find a killer, or risk becoming the next targets. In this unusual spin on the classic spy novel, murder strikes from our wartime pasts... Iraq War veteran Sam Blackman, with his prosthetic leg, and his no-nonsense private eye partner Nakayla...PaperbackSold Out
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781492699385
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 31 January 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 146.0mm
Height: 222.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Mark de Castrique grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina where many of his novels are set. He's a veteran of the television and film production industry, has served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte teaching The American Mystery, and he's a frequent speaker and workshop leader. He and his wife, Linda, live in Charlotte, North Carolina. www.markdecastrique.com
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