When a traveling peddler discovers the murder of a farm family in colonial North Carolina whose bodies have been left in bizarre positions, circumstances point to an Indian attack. But Harry Woodyard, a young planter who is the volunteer constable of Craven County during a period in America's past when there was no professional police force, finds clues that seem to indicate otherwise. The county establishment wants to blame the crime on a former inhabitant, an elderly Indian who has suddenly reappeared in the vicinity like an old ghost. But he is a person to whom Harry owes much. Defying the authorities, Harry goes off on his own to find the real killer. His investigation takes him up the Atlantic seacoast and turns into a hunt for even bigger quarry and more adventure then he ever dreamed possible. During his search for the truth about the murders, Harry learns that the eyes are not always to be trusted and people are not always as they seem.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pegasus Books
ISBN-13
9781681772219
eBay Product ID (ePID)
227278712
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Constable's Tale: a Novel of Colonial America
Author
Donald Smith
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Crime
Publication Year
2016
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
224mm
Item Width
147mm
Item Weight
311g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Donald Smith
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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