The D.A. calls it murder
(Book)

On spine: Franklin mystery.

"This Franklin Library edition ... is set in Granjon, a roman typeface bearing the name of the sixteenth-century French type-founder Robert Granjon. The display face, Aurora Grotesk, was selected by designer Kate Nichols to complement this face. Pat Butler designed the cover panel. The frontispiece by David Tamura was specially commissioned for this edition. The acid-free paper is 70-pound Franklin Library Vellum White Offset, made to archival standards by the P.H. Glatfelter Paper Company of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, for The Franklin Library. The book was printed by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, Illinois."--Colophon

Black hardcover with geometrical design in gilt on both covers and spine; lettering in gilt on spine; the design is repeated in light grey on dark grey on end papers; the edges of paper are silver; lettering on the title page in red and black; chapter numbers are in red; note by editors (pages [iv-v]).

Newly elected district attorney Doug Selby has a problem on his hands. While he may have beaten the corrupt political machine in the election, a death takes place shortly after the recount election confirms his position. Aided only by his friend, a newly elected Sheriff who puts justice over politics, and a woman reporter, he finds himself in a case where he has only 24 hours to solve the case - or be recalled and let Madison City fall back into the hands of crooks who subvert justice ...

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