Dead Madonna
Dead Madonna by Victoria Houston, published by Gallery Books on April 15, 2012, is a reprint edition comprising 238 pages in English. This mystery novel unfolds in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, where the discovery of a young woman’s body beneath a pontoon boat coincides with the brutal murder of a prominent widow. Loon Lake Police Chief Lew Ferris finds herself short-handed and enlists the help of Doc Osborne, who takes on the role of coroner and assists in unraveling the complexities of the investigation.
Readers will follow Ferris and Osborne as they navigate the murky waters of Loon Lake’s criminal underworld, aided by Ray Pradt, a skilled tracker and walleye expert. The plot thickens as bank officials uncover that both victims’ accounts have been looted, revealing a web of connections between the seemingly unrelated murders. The presence of wealthy visitors and local party-goers adds layers of intrigue to the investigation, making for a compelling exploration of mystery and deception in a seemingly charming resort town.
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Whoever thought life in the Northwoods could be this dangerous?
When the body of a lovely young woman is found floating beneath a party pontoon on a popular lake in northern Wisconsin on the same morning that a prominent widow is found bludgeoned in her gracious home, Loon Lake Police Chief Lew Ferris is caught short-handed.
This is not a problem for Doc Osborne, whom she deputizes to act as coroner and to assist with the investigation. Fishing aside, there’s nothing Osborne likes better than helping Lew–a world-class fly fisherman in her own right–delve into Loon Lake’s criminal underworld. They’re joined in their efforts to untangle two seemingly unrelated murders by walleye-expert, talented tracker, and teller of really bad jokes, Ray Pradt.
A charming resort town on the surface, life in Loon Lake turns murky as bank officials soon discover that both victims’ accounts have been looted–along with a dozen others. One grisly development after another further links the two murders even though the victims did not know each other. Wealthy Chicagoans, visiting entrepreneurs, and the young denizens of “Party Cove” complicate the scene.
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