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Book details
  • Genre:FICTION
  • SubGenre:African American & Black / Mystery & Detective
  • Language:English
  • Series title:Midge Sumpter Mysteries
  • Series Number:2
  • Pages:248
  • eBook ISBN:9798350971644
  • Paperback ISBN:9798350971637

The Indian Mound Murder

Midge Sumpter Mystery Number Two

by Emerson Littlefield

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Overview
A well-known college anthropology professor is found dead in his team's exploratory trench in an ancient Paleo-Indian midden resting within the pine woods of rural North Florida. No one knows how he got there, or when. Two detectives attempt to unravel the confusing details of the murder as they interview ex-Army Rangers, anthropology professors, students, and an old hermit who often visits the mound to listen to its spirits.
Description
A well-known college anthropology professor is found dead in his team's exploratory trench in an ancient Paleo-Indian midden resting within the pine woods of rural North Florida. At the time, the site was occupied by three students who were former Army Rangers, one who is a Miccosukee Indian, and one who is involved in a scheme to seed dig sites with artifacts that don't belong there. With wooden stakes pounded through his eyes into his skull, the professor's murder looks both ritualistic and particularly brutal. No one knows how he got there, or when. As Midge Sumpter and her partner Jake Leon unravel the confusing details of the murder, they become immersed in the world of academic rivalries and secret passions.
About the author
Emerson Littlefield is a retired high school and college English professor who writes full time. He lives on a small farm near Calistoga, California at the northern end of Napa Valley, where he and his wife grow Cabernet Sauvignon.