{"product_id":"madison-teagardens-quest-jerry-reid-9798230182108","title":"Madison Teagarden's Quest","description":"\u003cp\u003eTendar Ree was a brilliant chemist and teacher and the pride of Papua New Guinea. When his beloved wife got pregnant, he was advised by a priest to move to Port Moresby to \"more modern\" facilities, rather than staying in their remote village of Wewak up on the Sepic River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Tendar's wife, Audine, died in childbirth, Tendar disappeared into the jungle for years. Driven by revenge, he reappeared at the priest's parish church and murdered everyone in it, including his son. They found the word \"Moloch\" in blood on the wall above the slain priest. Moloch was a biblical deity to whom children were sacrificed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadison Teagarden, an Australian Detective Inspector, was dispatched to Papua New Guinea to hunt down and arrest Tendar Ree. He succeeds, but Tendar escapes and disappears. Thus began a manhunt that would end up on the island nation of Vanuatu, in the remote mountains of Espiritu Santo, aptly named for its spirits. Natural forces challenge them, as do witchcraft, sorcery, revenge and chemistry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cast of characters hunting for Moloch, which includes the Australian detective, an ex-smuggler, a Mongolian horseman, a copra boat skipper, the Vanuatu police force and a Zulu ship's cook, makes for a good story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry Reid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798230182108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxbow Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.46d","brand":"Jerry Reid","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46739208110335,"sku":"9798230182108","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17556083-7ca8-4c73-b3d9-1a5352fb0fb9.jpg?v=1743277532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/madison-teagardens-quest-jerry-reid-9798230182108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}