Till the Butchers Cut Him Down (38 page)

Marcia Muller has created a truly unforgettable and continually maturing character in Sharon McCone. Author of more than twenty
novels and many short mystery stories, Ms. Muller has also established a brilliant reputation as an anthologist and critic
of mystery fiction. In 1993 she was awarded the Private Eye Writers of America Life Achievement award, and
Wolf in the Shadows
was nominated for the 1994 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Crime Novel. She lives with her husband, mystery writer Bill Pronzini,
in northern California.

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“Marcia Muller and her private investigator, Sharon McCone, hold hands $$$nd jump off the deep end. … But the professional
risks pay off all around, from the author’s vibrant descriptions of southern California to her heroine’s new depth of character.”

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“A triumph for Founding Mother Marcia Muller. … Not since Nero Wolf dropped five pounds has there been a more thrilling transformation
in detective fiction. … McCone decides that it’s time to play dirty … a great mystery from the very first page … McCone kicks
into high gear.”

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“Now is the time for mystery fans who haven’t discovered McCone to see what they’ve been missing. … Ms. Muller has cooked
up a dazzler of a plot … but Sharon’s steely resolve and sharp investigative tactics are what really make
Wolf in the Shadows
shine.”

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“May be Muller’s breakthrough book—the one that pushes her into the household icon realm.”

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RIBUNE

“A fast and tense tale.”

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RANCISCO
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HRONICLE

“Clean, crisp, and believable.”

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“One of her best outings yet.”

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ENVER
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“Quirky and unpredictable, independent yet occasionally vulnerable—Sharon is one of the most convincing creations, male or
female, in mystery fiction. This latest caper shows her at her feisty best.”

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