Name Games

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480433977

<DIV><DIV><b>Journalist Mark Manning delves into the bizarre world of miniatures . . . and finds a king-sized case of murder</b></div><DIV><BR>Front-page news in the quiet town of Dumont, Wisconsin, where former Chicago reporter Mark Manning runs the town&rsquo;s <i>Daily Register</i>, involves the annual exhibition of the Midwest Miniatures Society and new zoning laws for an adult bookstore<i>. </i>But murder becomes the headline when &ldquo;King of Miniatures&rdquo; Carrol Cantrell, the nation&rsquo;s foremost expert, is found strangled in the guesthouse of a local shop owner.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>It seems Cantrell was leading a double life. He was having an affair with Doug Pierce, Dumont&rsquo;s closeted sheriff and a good friend of Manning&rsquo;s. With a blackmail note pointing to his guilt, Pierce soon becomes the prime suspect. Enlisting the help of colleagues, friends, and his lover, Neil, Manning races to clear Pierce&rsquo;s name . . . and finds himself enmeshed in the seething rivalries and vicious back-stabbing that characterize the cutthroat worlds of miniatures and pornography. With suspects ranging from a gay-bashing feminist to a renowned French craftsman of miniatures, Manning unearths a hotbed of damning secrets someone has killed&mdash;and could kill again&mdash;to keep.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV><i>Name Games </i>is the fourth book in Michael Craft&rsquo;s Mark Manning series, which begins with <i>Flight Dreams </i>and <i>Eye Contact</i>.</div></div>