Killing in Zion

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About this book

The murder of a polygamous paterfamilias forces a Salt Lake City cop to confront his Mormon past in this historical mystery.After a high-profile case thrusts deputy Art Oveson into the spotlight, Salt Lake City's mayor taps him to head the city's Anti-Polygamy Squad. As a Mormon ashamed that his own ancestors played a part in the church's polygamist past, Art's eager to do his part to remove the extremists still practicing plural marriage. But after one of the polygamist patriarchs is murdered and a shell-shocked young woman found at the scene of the crime, Art finds himself drawn further into this society of extremists than he ever expected.Historian and Hillerman award-winner Andrew Hunt returns to 1930s Salt Lake City in a mystery that shows a city and religion struggling to grow and shake off a notorious history."Hunt's excellent second mystery featuring Art Oveson lives up to the promise of his Hillerman Prize-winning debut, City of Saints . . . Readers will cheer a hero who is not only a fine policeman but also a family man with a strong moral compass." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

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3.6/5 · 86 readers · 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Killing in Zion?

About ≈ 7 h 24 m — 400 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mKilling in Zion~7 h 24 m

How many pages is Killing in Zion?

400 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Killing in Zion400

What genre is Killing in Zion?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is Killing in Zion in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote Killing in Zion?

Andrew Hunt.