City of Saints (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250015792)

Winner of the 2011 Hillerman Prize, Andrew Hunt's City of Saints is an engaging historical mystery set in 1930s Salt Lake City starring a newly-minted Mormon lawman

To the outside observer, Salt Lake City might seem to be the squeaky-clean City of Saints--its nickname since Mormon pioneers first arrived. Its wide roads, huge Mormon temple topped by a horn-blowing angel, and orderly neighborhoods give it the appearance of the ideal American city, but looks can be deceiving.

When a beautiful socialite turns up dead, Art Oveson, a twenty-something husband, father, and devout Mormon just getting his start as a sheriff's deputy, finds himself thrust into the role of detective. With his partner, a foul-mouthed former strikebreaker, he begins to pursue the murderer--or murderers. His search takes him into the underbelly of Salt Lake City, a place rife with blackmail, corruption, and death.

Based on a true yet largely forgotten murder that once captivated the nation but still remains unsolved eighty years later, City of Saints reveals a darker picture of the Mormon capital than you ever expected.

Author: Andrew Hunt
ISBN-10: 1250015790
ISBN-13: 9781250015792
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2012
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.47h x 5.80w x 1.08d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/03/2012 pg. 49
Romantic Times 11/01/2012 pg. 48 - Excellent
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2012
Library Journal 11/01/2012 pg. 56
Booklist 11/01/2012 pg. 28