The Dunbar Curse

About the Book

The Dunbar Curse is a mystery with an environmental twist. The main character is a small-town high school teacher and coach, who works for the county sheriff’s department during the summer. Normally, the deputy never leaves the office, so he does not wear a uniform or carry a firearm. Nevertheless, he is thrust into the field when a local physician encounters a farm family being poisoned by arsenic. The doctor and the sheriff, a boyhood friend, believe that the deputy has the requisite background to solve this case. Reluctantly, he pursues an investigation into the matter. The Dunbar Curse is the first in a series of books concerning this protagonist and the mysteries that become his to unravel. The deputy’s success lies in his knowledge of the people in his community and his familiarity with rustic ways. In this respect, he is not unlike Dame Agatha Christie’s sleuth, Miss Jane Marple. An avid jogger and occasional golfer, the deputy also finds these avocations to be of aid in his search for the truth.

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.