The Turner Tragedy

About the Book

The bucolic calm of a resort community is shattered by a horrendous multiple murder.

A deputy sheriff, who stumbles upon the grisly crime scene, is aided in his investigation by only scant physical evidence and a single surviving witness- the family pet.

In addition, the sleuth’s personal life is troubled by an incipient romance, a vexatious political race, and a probable link between a past inquiry and the recent killings.

With a dogged persistence, though, the deputy is able to uncover a sinister motive of blackmail and revenge, and solves the mystery of the Turner Tragedy.

About the Author

Bruce Pierce earned degrees in philosophy and secondary education, is a graduate of two law enforcement academies, and studied for three years in a Protestant seminary. Although a product of the small-town life he writes about, the author has also worked in metropolitan hospitals, and taught and coached in city schools. He presently writes, runs, and golfs in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. The Turner Tragedy is a sequel to the fist installment in this mystery series, The Dunbar Curse.