Art Oveson Mystery
Minotaur Books
November 2016
On Sale: November 15, 2016
384 pages ISBN: 1250064619 EAN: 9781250064615 Kindle: B01EROYQ1I Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
n the summer of 1938, as war clouds loom overseas, auto racers from around the world gather at the Bonneville Salt Flats west of Salt Lake City, intent on breaking the land-speed record. But when Clive Underhill, a wealthy English motorist, mysteriously disappears and his younger brother, Nigel, is found dead, Art Oveson of the Salt Lake City Missing Persons Bureau is called to investigate.
Suddenly, Artβs best friend and former partner, Roscoe Lund, becomes the number-one suspect in Nigelβs murder, prompting Art to follow a murky trail involving homegrown fascists, bigoted ex-cops, a string of homicides, and a German auto racer with a mysterious past. And, through it all, FBI Agent Frank Oveson tries to prevent his βkid brotherβ Art from discovering dark truths that may threaten his life.
Tony Hillerman Prizeβwinning author and historian Andrew Hunt transports us to 1930s Salt Lake City in Desolation Flats, this engrossing, detailed mystery that shows what goes on behind the scenes in the supposedly clean-cut Mormon capital.
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