THE MURDERER VINE
Shepard Rifkin
May 2008
ISBN: 978-0857683724
Cover art by Ken Laager

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"Stunning...one of the fastest, smartest, most entertaining
and deeply affecting detective stories you'll ever read."
—San Francisco Chronicle

BECAUSE OLD TIMES THERE ARE NOT FORGOTTEN...

On their summer off from college, three boys went to Mississippi to work for civil rights. They were never seen again.

That’s why the father of one of the boys hired New York private eye Joe Dunne. His assignment: Find the men responsible, and don’t come home until they’re dead...

  • First publication in 35 years!
  • From the author of Desire Island

Acclaim for THE MURDERER VINE...

"Savagery and insight, in full-color dimensions."
The New York Times

"Rifkin’s writing is so engaging, and his characters so appealing, you will be unprepared for the shock ending."
Chicago Tribune

"Thoroughly engrossing."
Saturday Review