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2003 Nominated

First Lady

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

In the quiet southern college town of Hillston, North Carolina, a young woman’s body is found – mutilated, tagged and addressed to Lt. Justin Savile V and Police Chief Cuddy R. Mangum. The media and the mayor demand a suspect but police have no idea who the victim is, and, worse yet, they have no leads. Their only clue is that she is wearing nothing but a Guess T-shirt, like another young woman found dead a few months earlier.
A voracious press christens the murderer “Guess Who” and terrifies the town with headlines about a serial killer. Soon afterwards, a third body is discovered in a nearby luxury resort. The aristocratic Savile and the wisecracking Mangum find themselves taunted, stalked and threatened by a sinister killer who clearly knows what matters most to each of them.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Michael
Malone

Michael Malone was the author of ten novels, a collection of short stories, and two works of nonfiction. Educated at Carolina and at Harvard, he was a professor in Theater Studies at Duke University. Among his prizes are the Edgar, the O. Henry, the Writers Guild Award, and the Emmy. He lived in Hillsborough, North Carolina, with his wife. Michael passed away on August 19, 2022

Michael Malone was the author of ten novels, a collection of short stories, and two works of nonfiction. Educated at Carolina and at Harvard, he was a professor in Theater Studies at Duke University. Among his prizes are the Edgar, the O. Henry, the Writers Guild Award, and the Emmy. He lived in Hillsborough, North Carolina, with his wife. Michael passed away on August 19, 2022

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United States
Original Language
English
Publisher
Sourcebooks

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