A murder in Zion : a novel / Nicole Maggi.

By:

Maggi, Nicole [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Maggi, Nicole. National park mystery ; Publisher: Sarasota, Florida : Oceanview Publishing, [2025]Description: 344 pages ; 21 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781608096381

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Genre/Form:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Summary: "Grief-stricken over her mother's death and bruised by her failure on her most recent case, Emmeline Helliwell returns to her Utah hometown to heal, regroup, and reconnect with her estranged sister. A special agent with the National Park Service, Emme is determined to turn in her badge and take over her mother's bakery for a much quieter life... until the body of a childhood friend turns up in the Narrows of Zion National Park. Emme is called in to investigate the death, and the case is too personal for her to turn down. Once the death is ruled a murder, the seemingly simple investigation turns treacherous as clues leading to a dangerous religious cult grow too glaring to ignore. The pressure intensifies when bodies start to pile up. Emme has to track down the killer before they take more lives, all while juggling a rocky relationship with her sister as they sort through their late mother's estate. The beauty of Zion National Park is breathtaking, but it may hide sordid secrets in its depths"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Fiction	New Books	FIC MAGGI	Available	pap ed.		36748002647081

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Beautiful views, deadly encounters

Grief-stricken over her mother' s death and bruised by her failure on her most recent case, Special Agent Emmeline Helliwell with the National Park Service returns to her Utah hometown to heal and regroup. She' s determined to turn in her badge and take over her mother' s bakery for a much quieter life . . . until the body of a childhood friend turns up in The Narrows of Zion National Park.

The case is too personal for Emme to turn down, but the seemingly simple investigation turns treacherous as clues that connect to her previous case grow too glaring to ignore. When bodies start to pile up, Emme must track down the killer before they take more lives, venturing deep into Zion National Park to uncover the sordid secrets hiding beneath its stunning beauty.

Perfect for fans of C. J. Box and Lisa Gardner

"Grief-stricken over her mother's death and bruised by her failure on her most recent case, Emmeline Helliwell returns to her Utah hometown to heal, regroup, and reconnect with her estranged sister. A special agent with the National Park Service, Emme is determined to turn in her badge and take over her mother's bakery for a much quieter life... until the body of a childhood friend turns up in the Narrows of Zion National Park. Emme is called in to investigate the death, and the case is too personal for her to turn down. Once the death is ruled a murder, the seemingly simple investigation turns treacherous as clues leading to a dangerous religious cult grow too glaring to ignore. The pressure intensifies when bodies start to pile up. Emme has to track down the killer before they take more lives, all while juggling a rocky relationship with her sister as they sort through their late mother's estate. The beauty of Zion National Park is breathtaking, but it may hide sordid secrets in its depths"-- Provided by publisher.

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Publishers Weekly Review

This promising series opener from Maggi (The Forgetting) centers on Emmeline "Emme" Helliwell, a special agent with the investigative branch of the National Parks Service. At the outset, Emme is feeling untethered: her mother has just died, her archeologist sister is halfway around the world on a dig, and her most recent case resulted in the death of a young woman named Hannah DeLeo. She's so distraught that she gives her boss, Stace Pompey, two weeks' notice. Soon after, investigators find a body in Zion National Park, and Stace asks Emme to look into it. The victim turns out to be Emme's high school friend, Max Kerchek, and she considers delaying her retirement until she finds justice. When another body turns up, and Emme learns that both deaths have links to the Hannah DeLeo case, she becomes obsessed, launching an investigation that leads her to a violent cult in the nearby town of Redwater. Against the stunning backdrop of southern Utah, Maggi unspools an intricate whodunit with a memorable cast whom readers will hope to meet again. It's a winner. Agent: Anne Tibbets, Donald Maas Literary. (Mar.)