No Stone Unturned by James W. Ziskin

No Stone Unturned

An Ellie Stone Mystery

James W. Ziskin

Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · June 10, 2014

In her second mystery, Ellie Stone—a young reporter in 1960s’ upstate New York—plays by her own rules while searching for a killer, putting her own life at risk.

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Who it’s for
A reporter’s eye meets a clue-strewn mystery in 1960s upstate New York.
Genres
Historical Mystery, Women Detectives, Amateur Sleuths
Published
Seventh Street Books, June 10, 2014

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About this book

In her second mystery, Ellie Stone—a young reporter in 1960s’ upstate New York—plays by her own rules while searching for a killer, putting her own life at risk. A dead girl in the woods. Three little oil spots on the dirt road. A Dr. Pepper bottle cap in the shallow grave. And a young reporter, armed with nothing but a camera. Evening is falling on a wet, gray, autumn day in upstate New York.

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Ellie Stone, twenty-four-year-old reporter for a small local daily, stands at a crossroads in her career and in her life. Alone in the world, battling her own losses and her own demons, Ellie is ready to pack it in and return to New York a failure. Then she hears the dispatch over the police scanner. A hunter, tramping through a muddy wood north of the small town of New Holland, has tripped over the body of a twenty-one-year-old society girl half-buried in the leaves. Ellie is the first reporter on the scene. The investigation provides a rare opportunity to rescue her drowning career, but all leads seem to die on the vine, until Ellie takes a daring chance that unleashes unintended chaos. Wading through a voyeuristic tangle of small-town secrets, she makes some desperate enemies, who want her off the case. Dead if necessary.

Clues and Consequences

A reporter’s eye meets a clue-strewn mystery in 1960s upstate New York.

Come here for

  • A reporter caught between career doubts and a dangerous investigation
  • Small-town secrets, muddy clues, and autumnal upstate atmosphere

Expect

  • A young reporter working the scene with little more than a camera
  • A case that grows dangerous as leads dry up and enemies gather

Where it sits

Historical Mystery94%
Women Detectives56%
Amateur Sleuths27%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical Fiction
  • Historical Mystery
  • Amateur Sleuths
Authors
James W. Ziskin
Publisher
Seventh Street Books
Published
June 10, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Historical Fiction