Husband and Wives
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- £6.99
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
"The sheriff of Prophesy County, Okla., tackles a murder case involving several wives, all married to the same man . . . A twisted mystery" (Kirkus Reviews).
The members of the New Saints Tabernacle generally try not to draw the attention of Sheriff Milt Kovak, but now one of Jerry Hudson's three wives has been murdered—and that's a much worse crime than polygamy as far as the Oklahoma lawman is concerned.
With some help from his wife, a psychiatrist who's conducting interviews for the police, Milt digs into the tensions that existed among the plural family and various relatives and neighbors—and considers the possibility that the perpetrator may have come from outside the walls of the community . . .
"One of today's finest mystery writers." —Carolyn Hart
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Cooper's absorbing 11th mystery featuring Oklahoma sheriff Milt Kovak (after 2009's Rude Awakening), a phone call from a hysterical teenage girl takes Milt to a gated community in "Prophesy County's answer to Beverly Hills," where he finds the body of Mary Hudson, the caller's mother, lying on her kitchen floor in a pool of blood. Milt discovers that Mary was one of three wives of Jerry Hudson, who recently moved from Oregon and bought three houses at the end of a cul-de-sac for his wives and 14 children. The two surviving wives paint a rosy picture of plural family life for Milt's psychiatrist wife, Jean McDonnell, who assists with the murder investigation. Who would have wanted the beloved Mary dead remains a puzzle, until Milt and his deputies start unearthing some unsavory links to the Hudson family. Sympathetic characters, sharp dialogue, and a twisty plot help make this a winner.
