{"product_id":"down-country-lorne-tepperman-9781772443707","title":"Down Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eRachel Tile---described by Rick Blechta, award-winning author of the Pratt \u0026amp; Ellis Mysteries, as \"an out-of-the-ordinary protagonist who thinks too much ... and not enough\"--- is back! This time she's investigating a university colleague who's wildly successful in securing research grants to study organized crime, but who may be doing a little bit more than just writing about it. The trail leads her to the infamous Texas Killing Fields, where she uncovers a tangled tale of deceit, murder, and misdirection, and a colleague who may have sold his soul to the devil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTepperman draws on his long experience of academic life and his encyclopedic knowledge of sociology and criminology to craft a fast-moving mystery that takes the reader from Toronto to Texas and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eDEADLY DONATION\u003c\/em\u003e, THE FIRST RACHEL TILE MYSTERY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A cracking good read! Lorne Tepperman keeps the pages turning.\" -Lars Osberg, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Increasing Inequality: The Astonishing Rise of Canada's 1%\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you like 'whodunit' crime fiction in a Canadian (read Toronto) setting, there is much to savour in this densely plotted saga.\" -Julian Tanner, author of \u003cem\u003eTeenage Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful and mesmerizing gamble of a book, seen with the wise eye of a master observer!\" -Murray Pomerance, author of \u003cem\u003eA King of Infinite Space\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deadly Donation is much more than a whodunit. It is a thoughtful meditation on truth, consequences, character and life's meaning.\" -Michael Adams, author of \u003cem\u003eSex in the Snow\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFire and Ice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lorne Tepperman, a retired academic, draws on years of experience studying crime, gambling, and family relations in crafting this neo-\u003cem\u003enoir\u003c\/em\u003e thriller.\" -Rosemary Gartner, co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorne Tepperman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1772443700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772443707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rock's Mills Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.59d","brand":"Lorne Tepperman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874449666303,"sku":"9781772443707","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/down-country-lorne-tepperman-9781772443707","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}