The Root of All Evil - Hardcover

Farrow, David A.

 
9780941711364: The Root of All Evil
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0941711366 ISBN 13: 9780941711364
Verlag: Wyrick & Co ,U.S., 1997

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When Charleston police detective Harry Holmes arrives at a local hotel to examine the mutilated body of a beautiful young woman, his worst fear is confirmed - a serial killer is at work in the city. This is the third victim to be found with heart removed and a strange root fastened in her hair.
While detective Holmes ponders the impact of the public's reaction to news of a serial killer, Andrew Rutledge - writer, tour guide, widower, and scion of an old Charleston family - is experiencing strange dreams and blackouts.
The Root of All Evil captures Charleston's unique history, families, institutions, and customs in a suspenseful tale where old and new, tradition and progress, and the forces of good and evil bring the reader to a powerful and unexpected conclusion.

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When Charleston police detective Harry Holmes arrives at a local hotel to examine the mutilated body of a beautiful young woman, his worst fear is confirmed - a serial killer is at work in the city. This is the third victim to be found with heart removed and a strange root fastened in her hair. While detective Holmes ponders the impact of the public's reaction to news of a serial killer, Andrew Rutledge - writer, tour guide, widower, and scion of an old Charleston family - is experiencing strange dreams and blackouts. The Root of All Evil captures Charleston's unique history, families, institutions, and customs in a suspenseful tale where old and new, tradition and progress, and the forces of good and evil bring the reader to a powerful and unexpected conclusion.

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The Root Of All EvilDavid A. Farrow When Charleston police detective Harry Holmes arrives at a local hotel to examine the mutilated body of a beautiful, young woman, his worst fear is confirmed--a serial killer is at work in the city. This is the third victim to be found with heart removed and a strange root fastened in her hair. While detective Holmes ponders the impact of the publics reaction to news of a serial killer, Andrew Rutledge--writer, tour guide, widower, and scion of an old Charleston family--is experiencing strange dreams and blackouts. The Root of All Evil captures Charleston's unique history, families,institutions, and customs in a suspenseful tale where old and new, tradition and progess, and the forces of good and evil bring the reader to a powerful and unexpected conclusion.Back Flap Copy After studing at George Washington University and graduating from the College of Charleston, David Farrow turned to journalism and broadcasting with his byline appearing in Charleston Magazine, Carolina Style magazine, the Sea Pines Gazette and the Post & Courier. He is the author of CHarleston, South Carolina: A Remembrance of Things Past and founder of a tour company that is famous for its entertaining and slightly irreverant tours of historic Charleston. Farrow lives with his wife Cary and their dog "Jack" in his native city.Author photo by Pete Peters

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Verlag
Wyrick & Co ,U.S.
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0941711366
ISBN 13 
9780941711364
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
292
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