glassblower Emmeline Dowell Has Made A Home For Herself Among The Artists Of Tucson’s Warehouse District. But Her Friendship With Troubled Newcomer Allison Mcbride Takes A Dangerous Turn When Allison’s Husband Turns Up Dead In Em’s Studio.

now Emmeline Is Involved In A Murder Investigation That Reaches Beyond The Sunny Southwest. And When The Killer Acts Again, It’s Up To Her To Pick Up The Shards Of Allison’s Life Before It’s Too Late.

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atwell’s Breezy Debut Fires Something Unusual In The Furnace Of Low-key Tucson Glass Blower Emmeline (em) Dowell, Just After She Befriends A Fragile-looking Redhead Named Allison Mcbride. As Em Attempts To Figure Out Who Plunged A Man’s Head Into The 2,000-degree Furnace Of Her Studio-and Who The Victim Was-she’s Forced To Resurrect A Long-dead Acquaintance With Ex-lover Police Chief Matt Lundgren. When She’s Not Busy Making And Selling Art Glass And Hanging With Allison, Em Is Dodging Surly Strangers And Trying To Figure Out Why The Fbi Is So Interested In The Case. Em Is Likable; The Mystery Is Satisfactory; And An Introduction To Glass-blowing Techniques And Lingo (plus A Recipe For Em’s Specialty, Mac & Cheese With Hotdogs) Keep Things Light. (mar.)

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Publish Date : 2008-03-04T00:00:01Z