The Rest Hollow Mystery

Mystery & Suspense, International, Cozy Mysteries
Cover of the book The Rest Hollow Mystery by Rebecca Porter, Jovian Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rebecca Porter ISBN: 9781537824130
Publisher: Jovian Press Publication: January 26, 2018
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Rebecca Porter
ISBN: 9781537824130
Publisher: Jovian Press
Publication: January 26, 2018
Imprint:
Language: English

Kenwick himself had no recollection of the accident. But he knew that there must have been one, for when he recovered consciousness, his clothes were full of burrs, his hat was badly crushed, and there was a violent throbbing in one of his legs. With both hands gripping the aching thigh in a futile effort to soothe its pain, he dragged himself into the clearing and looked about. It was one of those narrow, wooded mountain ravines that in the West are classed as cañons. Back of him rose a succession of sage-covered slopes, bleak, wintry, hostile. In front was a precipitous cliff studded with dwarf madrone trees and the twisted manzanita. Overhead the bare distorted sycamore boughs lashed themselves together and moaned a dreary monotone to the accompaniment of a keen November wind. No sign of autumn lingered on the landscape, and the shed leaves formed a moldy carpet underfoot. The cañon was redolent with the odor of damp timber and decaying vegetation...

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Kenwick himself had no recollection of the accident. But he knew that there must have been one, for when he recovered consciousness, his clothes were full of burrs, his hat was badly crushed, and there was a violent throbbing in one of his legs. With both hands gripping the aching thigh in a futile effort to soothe its pain, he dragged himself into the clearing and looked about. It was one of those narrow, wooded mountain ravines that in the West are classed as cañons. Back of him rose a succession of sage-covered slopes, bleak, wintry, hostile. In front was a precipitous cliff studded with dwarf madrone trees and the twisted manzanita. Overhead the bare distorted sycamore boughs lashed themselves together and moaned a dreary monotone to the accompaniment of a keen November wind. No sign of autumn lingered on the landscape, and the shed leaves formed a moldy carpet underfoot. The cañon was redolent with the odor of damp timber and decaying vegetation...

More books from Jovian Press

Cover of the book The Mystery at Dark Cedars by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Lion Loose by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Med Ship Man by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Julius Levallon by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Stolen Treasure by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Raiders Invisible by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Brightside Crossing by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Our Knowledge of the External World by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book The Merchants of Venus by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book The Test Colony by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Dream Tales and Prose Poems by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Deepfreeze by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Little Eve Edgarton by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book The Planet of Doubt by Rebecca Porter
Cover of the book Call Him Savage by Rebecca Porter
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy