Mother Love: Murder in a Small Town - (Alberg & Cassandra) 2nd Edition by L R Wright (Paperback)

About the Book

There is a murder here, no question, but readers craving a simple whodunit should look elsewhere: The real mystery is why Maria, a pleasant, placid housewife, abandoned her family for seven years.

Book Synopsis

"Another triumph for Wright" --The Idaho Statesman

There is a murder here, no question, but readers craving a simple whodunit should look elsewhere: The real mystery is why Maria, a pleasant, placid housewife, abandoned her family for seven years.

This question is nagging at Sergeant Karl Alberg, even as Cassandra Mitchell, Alberg's longtime companion, is doing some nagging of her own--he had promised, after all, to hang up his policeman's hat. As always in this series, the great pleasure is in the intricate interplay of personalities, especially nuanced in Mother Love. Not surprisingly, the book won Wright her second Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Novel, and was the first mystery ever to win the Canadian Authors' Association Literary Prize for Fiction.

Review Quotes

"Another triumph for Wright" --The Idaho Statesman

"Wright has become a master of the psychological thriller. Her characters are totally recognizable people whose actions are the result of complex motivations and who strive to rebuild their lives on the rubble of too many demolished dreams. Powerful reading for all readers, not just mystery fans." --Booklist

"Wright is a gentler, even funnier writer than Rendell. As a result, her insights tend to be more poignant....Mother Love's characters are so fascinating that you part reluctantly from each one to go on to the next." --Vancouver Sun