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001			ASIN0399146172
003			OSt
005			20110106102635.0
008			110106s2000 xxu eng d
020			_a0399146172 (hardcover) _c$23.95
020			_a9780399146176 (hardcover)
040			_cKIM
050			_aPS 3573 _b.W47 2000
082	0	4	_a813.54
100	1		_aWesley, Valerie Wilson. _93314
245	1	4	_aThe devil riding / _cValerie Wilson Wesley.
250			_a1ST ed.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bPutnam Adult, _c2000.
300			_a208 p. ; _c23 cm.
520			_aTamara Hayle goes undercover in the casinos of Atlantic City to track a runaway teen in this gripping new mystery. Hailed as one of the best ethnic and female sleuthing mystery series, Valerie Wilson Wesley's Tamara Hayle novels are consistent standouts. "She keeps peeling back layers and layers with a skill and determination that recall Ross MacDonald," says Kirkus Reviews . Now, in her sixth Hayle mystery, Wesley mines the intersection of African-American rich and poor caught in the crossroads of Atlantic City. Darnella Desmond, stepdaughter to wealthy Foster Desmond, leaves her plush home for the wilds of Atlantic City, eschewing all contact with her family. When Darnella's last-known roommate is murdered, apparently by a serial killer stalking Atlantic City's vulnerable runaway population, Darnella's mother hires Tamara Hayle to track her daughter down. As her investigation brings her closer to Darnella, Tamara discovers that at the heart of the young woman's disappearance lie two generations' worth of familial perversity--and a legacy of betrayal that threatens to undo the Desmond family. Rich in the vices and delights of Atlantic City, freighted with characters whose passions too often lead to murder, The Devil Riding finds Valerie Wilson Wesley at her tempting best.
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